The Gainesville Sun
Ray Graves always affectionately referred to the players who played football for him at Florida as his boys, even after they’d grown into aging, graying men in their 60s and 70s.
His boys got together one last time for Graves on Sunday to celebrate his long and remarkable life, and to say goodbye to their beloved coach during a one-hour memorial service in the Touchdown Terrace at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Graves, the former UF coach and athletic director, died at age 96 on April 10 in Clearwater.
“Daddy always called the players his boys, and he said all of you are extended family,” said Katherine Graves Springfield, one of Graves’ three daughters.