the team after the festivities. It was sold by the Steelers a month later to Bill Ponko, a private collector of sports memorabilia, to benefit a local charity. Later life After resigning as the University of Florida's athletic director in 1980, Graves became vice president of Steinbrenner Enterprises in Tampa, Florida. He also served as a consultant to the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League (USFL). Graves retired in 1989, and he continued to live in Tampa with his wife Opal. He died in nearby Clearwater on April 10, 2015 at the age of 96. Head coaching record See also List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (coaches) List of University of Tennessee people References Bibliography 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida (2012). Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). . Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). . Graves, Samuel Ray, Ray Graves' Guide to Modern Football Defense, Parker Publishing Co., West Nyack, New York (1966). Graves, Samuel Ray, Ray Graves' Guide to Modern Football Offense, Parker Publishing Co., West Nyack, New York (1967). Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). . McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). . McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). . Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). . Pleasants, Julian M., Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2006). . Proctor, Samuel, & Wright Langley, Gator History: A Pictorial History of the University of Florida, South Star Publishing Company, Gainesville, Florida (1986). . Van Ness, Carl, & Kevin McCarthy, Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future: The University of Florida, 1853–2003, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2003). External links Photos of Ray Graves from the University of Florida Digital Collections Oral History Interview with Ray Graves by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program 1918 births 2015 deaths American football centers Florida Gators athletic directors Florida Gators football coaches Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches