Jack Graham

John Collins Graham (born June 17, 1952), also known as Jack Graham, is an American business executive and former Colorado State University athletic director. He was a Republican Party candidate for a United States Senate seat in Colorado in the 2016 elections. Biography Early years Graham was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Janet Elizabeth Collins, a homemaker, and Joseph Jacob Graham, former president of Montgomery and Collins, a brokerage firm owned by the Insurance Company of North America (INA), subsequently CIGNA. Raised in Palo Alto, California, Graham attended Ellwood P. Cubberley High School and played football, basketball and golf. He earned an athletic scholarship and played as quarterback at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). The riots and social unrest of 1970 led to the termination of his University football program in 1972. He transferred to Foothill College where he attracted the attention of Colorado State University (CSU). As a result, Graham received an athletic scholarship following an invitation to visit Fort Collins, Colorado. He played quarterback at CSU and set the record as the second highest passing yards in a single game in school history in 1974. Graham graduated from CSU with a Bachelor of Arts in history. Then, he was drafted into the National Football League (NFL) by the Miami Dolphins in the spring of 1975. Later, Graham landed in San Francisco with the San Francisco 49ers where he was unsuccessful in making the roster, ending his professional football career. Graham and his wife Ginger live in Colorado. They have three children and three grandchildren, including actress, Kendel Graham.