White Graves


White Solomon Graves III is a former American football defensive back who played four seasons in the American Football League with the Boston Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals. He was drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 17th round of the 1965 AFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University and attended Crystal Springs High School in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.

College career

Graves played college football for the LSU Tigers. He was named to the Academic All-SEC team in 1964.

Professional career

Graves was selected by the Boston Patriots with the 135th pick in the 1965 AFL Draft. He played in forty games for the Patriots from 1965 to 1967.
He played in two games for the Cincinnati Bengals during the 1968 season.

Personal life

His son, Sol Graves, played quarterback for the LSU Tigers.