John McCrumbly

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John McCrumbly
No. 57
Position:
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodrow Wilson (TX)
College:Texas A&M
NFL draft:1975 / Round: 5 / Pick: 115
Career history
Player stats at PFR

John Paul McCrumbly (born July 28, 1952) is a former American football linebacker. After playing college football at Tyler Junior College and Texas A&M University, McCrumbly played a season for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) in 1975.

Early life

McCrumbly played linebacker and

fullback at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas in the school's early days of racial integration.[1] He made the varsity football team as a sophomore.[2] He became the school's first black football star. When McCrumbly was a junior, he rushed for more than 1,900 yards and scored 19 touchdowns as Woodrow Wilson made it to the state semifinals.[1] He was a consensus all-state selection in 1970.[3]

McCrumbly subsequently played linebacker for

total defense.[4] McCrumbly then played linebacker at Texas A&M University, where he played alongside linebackers Garth TenNapel and Ed Simonini.[5]

Career

After being drafted by the NFL's Buffalo Bills in the fifth round (115th selection overall) of the 1975 NFL draft, McCrumbly played 13 games for the Bills at linebacker that season, starting two games.[6] McCrumbly moved into a weak group of linebackers with the Bills; he played next to Bo Cornell, who was changing positions from running back, and John Skorupan, an established linebacker who had been hurt in 1974. Buffalo released McCrumbly on waivers in August 1976 after not playing in the team's last two preseason games.[7][8]

After his season in the NFL, McCrumbly came back to Texas and began a long career in security with the Dallas Independent School District.[1] As of 2011, he lived in the Dallas neighborhood where he grew up.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "In early days of integration, Woodrow player set the tone". Dallas Morning News. May 3, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ISBN 9781626195011
    . Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Peeler, Tom (November 1981). "Sports gridiron greats". D Magazine. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  4. ^ 2009 NJCAA Football Media Guide (PDF). National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  5. ^ Woodling, Chuck (October 3, 1974). "Aggies aren't big, they're huge". Lawrence Journal World.
  6. ^ "John McCrumbly". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "Bills waive Aggie product". Corpus Christi Times. August 18, 1976.
  8. ^ "Rams release Mack Herron". The Tampa Tribune. August 19, 1978.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Keri (July 22, 2011). "40 years of DISD desegregation". Advocate.
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