- Earl G. Graves, Jr.
Earl Gilbert "Butch" Graves, Jr. (born
January 5 1962 , inBrooklyn, New York , US) is anAfrican-American businessman and retiredbasketball player. He attendScarsdale High School .Graves, the son of "
Black Enterprise " founderEarl G. Graves, Sr. , attendedYale University and earned anMBA fromHarvard University . While at Yale he was a member ofSkull and Bones [cite news | author=Berner, Robert | title=The Next Warren Buffett? | work=BusinessWeek.com | url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_47/b3909001_mz001.htm
date=2004-11-22 | accessdate=2007-04-14] and captained thecollege basketball team. He currently is the all-time leading scorer in Yale men's basketball history and third all-time inIvy League . He was drafted into theNBA by thePhiladelphia 76ers and later played briefly for theCleveland Cavaliers (1984-85).Graves has worked for
Morgan Stanley , as president and CEO of Earl G. Graves Publishing Company, publisher of "Black Enterprise", and director of Autozone, Inc.In 1995, Graves was detained and searched by two
New York Metro-North Police looking for a suspect who did not resemble Graves in any way except race. The police department publicly apologized andMetro-North Railroad purchased ads featuring a printed apology in three New York newspapers, including "The New York Times ". ["Earl Graves Jr. receives apologies from NY Metro-North Police, railroad after being detained", "Jet", June 5, 1995 v88 n4 p35(1)]Notes
References
* "Earl G. Graves, Jr." Who's Who Among African Americans, 20th ed. Gale, 2007.
External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GRAVEBU01 NBA statistics] @ "basketballreference.com"
* [http://www.blackenterprise.com/AboutUsOpen.asp?id=1755 "Black Enterprise" profile]
* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=924334 "Forbes" profile]
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