Obie Graves is a former Citrus College and Cal State Fullerton football player, who played three seasons in the Canadian Football League.
While at Monrovia High School, he played for the football time in the halfback position from 1972 until 1974.
Graves transferred to Cal State Fullerton in 1977 and played for their football team as a running back.
In 1978, he ran a total of 219 yards in their game against San Jose State.
Graves played in the Canadian Football League after he graduated from college, playing two seasons as a running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, in 1980 and 1982 and one season for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1981.