Walter Charles "Mush" Crawford (December 23, 1898 – October 27, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a guard in the National Football League (NFL).[1] Crawford first played with the Chicago Bears during the 1925 NFL season. During the 1927 NFL season he played with the New York Yankees.[2] He also had been a member of the Chicago Bulls of the American Football League during the 1926 American Football League season.
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | December 23, 1898 Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died: | October 27, 1966 (aged 67) Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Beloit, Illinois, Lake Forest |
| Position: | Guard |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Crawford served as the head football coach at San Jose State Teachers College (now known as San Jose State University) from 1929 to 1931 and at the Stout Institute (now known as the University of Wisconsin–Stout) from 1935 to 1937.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State Spartans (Far Western Conference) (1929–1931) | |||||||||
| 1929 | San Jose State | 3–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1930 | San Jose State | 2–3–3 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1931 | San Jose State | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| San Jose State: | 6–14–4 | 3–8–2 | |||||||
| Stout Institute Blue Devils (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1935–1937) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Stout Institute | 1–6 | 0–4 | 5th (Northern) | |||||
| 1936 | Stout Institute | 0–5–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th (Northern) | |||||
| 1937 | Stout Institute | 0–6–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th (Northern) | |||||
| Stout Institute: | 1–17–2 | 0–10–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–31–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Mush Crawford". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ "Mush Crawford". National Football League. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Backus, Chuck (July 14, 2011). "NFL player, future Stout president leave unique marks". athletics.uwstoudt.edu. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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