Otto Graham
Chronology
| 1921 | Born December 6 in Waukegan, Illinois (some sources say Evanston, IL) |
| 1938 | Named high school conference scoring champion |
| 1939 | Selected for All-State basketball, and All-State football squads |
| 1941 | Enters Northwestern University on basketball scholarship, invited by Northwestern football coach Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf to try out for varsity team |
| 1942 | Throws for 1,092 yards |
| 1943 | Finishes third in Heisman Trophy balloting |
| 1943 | Drafted in first round by NFL's Detroit Lions |
| 1945 | Marries Beverly Collinge; enters Navy |
| 1945 | Joins Rochester Royals of National Basketball League |
| 1946 | Appears with Rochester Royals in NBL title game and with Cleveland Browns in NFL title game |
| 1946 | Joins Cleveland Browns of All America Football Conference |
| 1946-49 | Cleveland Browns AAFC champions |
| 1946-55 | Leads Browns to ten league finals |
| 1949 | Cleveland joins National Football League (NFL) |
| 1950, 1954-55 | Cleveland Browns NFL Champions |
| 1955 | Becomes highest paid player in pro football |
| 1955 | Elected to College Football Hall of Fame |
| 1958, 1963 | Coast Guard team beats NFL champion teams |
| 1958-65 | Coaches College All-Stars team in games against NFL champs |
| 1959-66, 1969-85 | Head coach at United States Coast Guard Academy |
| 1965 | Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 1966-68 | Head coach and general manager of Washington Redskins |
| 1968 | Coaches East team in NFL Pro Bowl |
| 1977 | Diagnosed with colorectal cancer, becomes national spokesperson for National Cancer Society |
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