Adrian Van de Graaff
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 6, 1891 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Died | March 14, 1936 (aged 44) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1911-13 | Alabama |
| 1917 | Camp Gordon |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919 | Alabama (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2x All-Southern (1912, 1913) | |
Adrian Van Vinceler Van de Graaff (September 6, 1891 – March 14, 1936) was a college football player and coach. He played halfback for the Alabama Crimson Tide football of the University of Alabama. After football, he practiced law.
Adrian was born on September 6, 1891 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Adrian Sebastian "Bass" Van de Graaff and Minnie Cherokee Jemison. Adrian, Sr. was a circuit judge who had been a sub on Yale's football team of 1880. Adrian attended Tuscaloosa High School.
Following in his father's footsteps, Adrian joined the Alabama football team, becoming a prominent member of its 1911 and 1912 teams. At Alabama he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Adrian's younger brothers Hargrove and William were also prominent football players for Alabama, William being the program's first All-American. Younger still was Adrian's brother Robert J. Van de Graaff, the inventor of the Van de Graaff Generator which produces high voltages.
Adrian was selected All-Southern in 1912 by Nathan Stauffer of Collier's Weekly.
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