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MU HOF member Buddy Graham passes away

Dick Ash

Official Roster Geek, Staff Writer
Sep 17, 2002
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Graham died last Wednesday at age 78. He was a former golfer and golf coach for Marshall. Graham originally walked onto the Herd golf team in 1956. He was an assistant coach in 1962 when Marshall won the MAC and finished 11th in the NCAA Championships. He was head golf coach in 1963-1968, and Marshall won the MAC title in 1969 using players he recruited. Graham was inducted into the MU Hall of Fame in 2013.

Graham also worked in the Athletic Department under AD's Whitey Wilson and Eddie Barrett. After leaving Marshall, Graham ran the Memorial Field House and started the first AAU youth basketball program in West Virginia. He was a coach from 1972-1978 and won national titles in 1975 and 1977.

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