Age: 23
2nd
season in pro football & with Cardinals
College: Southern
California
Height: 6’1” Weight: 187
Prelude:
Crow played
both baseball and football in college and as a sophomore moved into the
starting lineup as a defensive back and wingback on offense. He captained the
team in 1954 and was chosen by the Cardinals in the second round of the 1955
NFL draft. A raw talent, Crow intercepted three passes during his rookie
season.
1956 Season Summary
Appeared in all
12 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Interceptions
– 11 [1]
Int. return
yards – 170 [6]
Int. TDs – 0
Punt Returns
Returns – 1
Yards – 21
TDs – 0
Awards &
Honors:
2nd
team All-NFL: AP
Pro Bowl
Cardinals
went 7-5 to finish second in the NFL Eastern Conference while leading the
league in interceptions (33).
Aftermath:
Crow was
shifted to safety in 1957 and, while his interception total dropped to one, he
was again a Pro Bowl selection. He was traded to the New York Giants and moved
back to defensive halfback for the next three years, once again receiving Pro
Bowl as well as second-team All-NFL honors from the New York Daily News in ’59.
He was dealt to the Los Angeles Rams in 1961, where he played safety and
eventually became a player/coach, getting by on savvy as his speed diminished.
Overall in a ten-year career that ended in 1964, Crow intercepted 38 passes, 15
of which came with the Cards, and two of which he returned for touchdowns. He
also recovered nine fumbles, one of which was run back for a 65-yard TD. Crow
twice received second-team All-NFL recognition and was selected to three Pro
Bowls. His brother Wayne was a halfback and punter in the AFL with Oakland and
Buffalo.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
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