Dorset Vandeventer "Tubby" Graves

Dorset Vandeventer "Tubby" Graves (1886-1960), shown at far right in 1914 during his days as a college football player for the University of Missouri, was a coach for multiple sports at the University of Alabama. He was head coach of the Crimson Tide football team from 1911 to 1914 and of the baseball team from 1912 to 1915, and he was the very first head coach of the basketball team from 1912 to 1915.

Three early football players standing outdoors in uniforms, with block letters on their sweaters and a grassy field in the background.
Photo courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum, University of Alabama
Three early football players standing outdoors in uniforms, with block letters on their sweaters and a grassy field in the background.