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Billy Crawford
Biographical details
Born(1864-11-11)November 11, 1864
New Albany, Indiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 1933(1933-09-06) (aged 68)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1885Yale
1891University Club of Chicago
1892Chicago Athletic Association
Position(s)Quarterback, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891Butler
1892Wisconsin
Head coaching record
Overall8–6

William Randall Crawford (November 11, 1864 – September 6, 1933) was an American football player and coach, lawyer, and railroad executive. He played college football at Yale University and served as the head football coach at Butler University in 1891 and the University of Wisconsin—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Madison—in 1892.[1][2][3]

Early life and college career

Crawford was born on November 11, 1864, in New Albany, Indiana. He was the son of Henry Crawford, a prominent laywer in Chicago and an officer of the Wabash Railroad.[4][5] Crawford player football at Yale Univeristy as a quarterback and halfback, lettering on the 1885 Yale Bulldogs football team.[6] He was the lightest player in the history of the Yale Bulldogs football program.[5] On November 17, 1885 he was injured during a practice when he collided with a member of the freshman team named Bishop.[7]

After graduating from Harvard Law School, Crawford moved to Kentland, Indiana, where was an a lawyer for a large railway. He then joined his father's law firm in Chicago. Several years later, he went to Seattle, where he practiced law and purchased the Seattle, Renton and Southern electric line, a railroad that ran from Seattle to Renton, Washington.[5]

Later life and death

Crawford spent the last two years of his life as a resident of Lexington, Kentucky. He died in Lexington, on September 6, 1933, in an ambulence headed to St. Joseph's Hospital after he had suffered a heart attack.[5][8]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Butler Christians (Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1891)
1891 Butler 4–3 3–2 2nd
Butler: 4–3 3–2
Wisconsin Badgers (Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest) (1892)
1892 Wisconsin 4–3 2–2 2nd
Wisconsin[n 1]: 4–3 2–2
Total: 8–6

Notes

  1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Wisconsin records indicate that Frank Crawford was Wisconsin's coach in 1892.[9] [10]

References

  1. ^ "[untitled]". The Lafayette Daily Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. October 22, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Football Gossip". Lafayette Weekly Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. November 24, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Wasn't In It With Purdue". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 20, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Moore, Frederick W., ed. (June 1886). The Yale '86 Class Book. New Haven, Connecticut: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Book And Job Printers. p. 20. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  5. ^ a b c d "W. R. Crawford Dies Suddenly". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. September 7, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Yale Football Letterwinners". Yale University. p. 12. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "A Football Player injured". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 18, 1885. p. 1. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Crawford Dies". The Seattle Star. Seattle, Washington. September 16, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Frank "Little" Crawford". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  10. ^ "All-Time Results". Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
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