Wayne Leon Graham (born April 6, 1936) is the former head coach of the Rice Owls baseball team in Houston, Texas. He has coached one College World Series championship team and five NJCAA World Series championship teams. Also a former professional baseball player, Graham played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets.\n', '

Graham was born in Yoakum, Texas. His father, Earl moved the family to Houston to get a job. Wayne was the batboy for the 1945 semi-pro Finger Furniture baseball team coached by his father.\n', '

Graham attended Reagan High School in Houston and played college baseball at the University of Texas, where he played two seasons under coach Bibb Falk.\n', '

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