Gussie Graham
Gussie Graham (16 April 1856 – 17 October 1922) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | James Hope Stewart Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Middlebie, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 October 1922 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 11th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1883–1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | William Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Graham played with Edinburgh Academicals.[2]
Provincial career
He was capped by Edinburgh District in 1874.[3]
He played for East of Scotland District in 1876.[4]
He played for the Blues Trial side in 1878.[5]
Administrative career
He became the 11th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1883 to 1884.[7]
References
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/398.html
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W5JQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PDQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1813%2C5786422
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W5JQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PDQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1813%2C5786422
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18760228/032/0006
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18780218/176/0007
- http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/398.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
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