Fred Crawford (American football)
No. 32 Duke Blue Devils | |
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
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Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
US college | Duke (1932–1933) |
High school | Waynesville Township (NC) The McCallie School |
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1935 | Chicago Bears |
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Frederick Eugene Crawford (July 27, 1910 – March 5, 1974) was an American professional football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils, and later played one season for the Bears in 1935. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
Biography
Crawford was born in 1910 in Waynesville, North Carolina, the son of congressman William T. Crawford.[1][2] He attended both Waynesville Township high school and The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[3]
College football
Crawford played at
One description of Crawford's play said he was "a hell-for-leather, hard-hitting, hard-charging, fast-running juggernaut" who "covered punts like a run-away express'" and "charged through the line like a lion going in for the kill.[10] Coach Wallace Wade called Crawford "the greatest lineman I ever saw."[11]
Professional football
After a brief
Later life
Crawford served in the United States Air Force during World War II.[12] After the war and until the time of his death, he was an official with the Florida State Motor Vehicle Department.[6][12] Crawford was elected to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1964,[14] the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973, and the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.[16] He died in 1974, aged 63.
References
- ^ North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 [database on-line].
- ^ "Fred Crawford (1910-1974)".
- ^ "Fred Crawford". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24.
- ^ "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
- ^ "AP All America". Bismarck Tribune. 1933-12-02.
- ^ a b c "Frederick A. "Fred" Crawford". 14 December 2005.
- ISBN 9781418538408.
- ^ "Scouts Line Up Stars On Grid Fronts". The Evening Independent. October 25, 1933.
- ISBN 9781467027748.
- ISBN 0822313022.
- ^ ISBN 9781439641415.
- ^ a b c "McCallie Alumni in the College Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Paris News. Paris, Texas. December 16, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Fred Crawford". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
- ^ Daly, Dan (September 16, 2012). "Fred Crawford's heave wowed crowd in '35". The Washington Times.
- ^ "Duke Sports Hall of Fame".