Colorado University Athletics
Gunnar Graham Bio
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HIGH SCHOOL?As a senior, he earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at offensive tackle, when he was also named first-team All-State for the smaller schools by Cal-Hi Sports and MaxPreps.com (the latter also named him first-team All-Northern California for all divisions) and second-team All-State for all divisions by Cal-Hi.? He was named to the San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team and was a first-team All-MCAL (Marin County Athletic League) performer; he was the MCAL Offensive Lineman of the Year.? He had the responsibility of blocking for the San Francisco player of the year, quarterback Jared Goff (Cal signee), who passed for 3,692 yards and 40 touchdowns (MaxPreps.com credited Graham GÇ£with keeping Goff upright.GÇ¥).? He also blocked for running back Akili Terry (1,866 yards) as the team overall rushed for 2,666 yards and 40 touchdowns.? He played right tackle and left guard, allowing a single quarterback sack over 16 games, along with just three pressures and being flagged for only four penalties; he also had 12 direct touchdown blocks.? He played nose guard in spot short yardage situations, posting a couple of tackles and recovering a fumble.? As a junior, when he was second-team All-MCAL, he played left tackle on offense, allowing just two quarterback sacks and a handful of pressures.? He started on defense (tackle) at the start of the season.? As a sophomore, he was called up from the junior varsity for the playoffs but did not see any action (he joked, GÇ£I was a punching bag during practice.GÇ¥).? Under Coach Mazi Moayed, MCHS was 14-2 his senior year and 13-1 his junior season, capturing the Marin County League title and advancing to the CIF Division III championship game on both occasions.
ACADEMICS?He is interested in majoring in Economics at Colorado.
PERSONAL?He was born May 1, 1995 in San Francisco, Calif.? His hobbies include weightlifting, golf, bodysurfing and cliff jumping (into both lakes and the Pacific Ocean).? He grew up with a tremendous Colorado influence in his household, as both his parents (Andrew and Gretchen) are CU graduates; his great grandfather on his motherGÇÖs side, Robert De Grasse, was the director of photography for all 157 episodes of the Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS, 1961-66) and also had stints with other popular shows in the early days of television such as I Love Lucy, Make Room For Daddy and The Jack Benny Program (along with dozens of movies). ?He has volunteered his time with the Glide Memorial Church in the Tenderloin neighborhood near downtown San Francisco, working in the kitchen and serving meals to the homeless.