... Medical inspectors of the Board of Education had been making physical examinations of ambitious punters to see whether their constitutions were rugged enough to withstand the vigorous tactics of football.

After over a hundred applicants had been put through a series of tests the examiners were astonished to be confronted, who gave his age as 16 years and his weight at 218 pounds.

)[8] After the victory over Vanderbilt, The Washington Post called Graham "a tenth of a ton Wolverine star" who "wins games for Michigan and saves his team from defeat.

"[9] The New York Times later called Graham "one of Michigan's greatest football stars of Yost's famous 'point a minute' eleven.

"[10] Graham was married in October 1911 to Emma Lutilla Freaser at the La Salle Hotel; they took their honeymoon trip to Cuba and Mexico.

[2] He showed signs of improvement in the days after the surgery,[14] but he died at his home in River Forest less than two months later.