Mush Crawford

American football player and coach (1898–1966)
American football player
Mush Crawford
Personal information
Born:(1898-12-23)December 23, 1898
Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Died:October 27, 1966(1966-10-27) (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
Career history
As a player:
  • Chicago Bears (1925)
  • Chicago Bulls (1926)
  • New York Yankees (1927)
As a coach:
  • San Jose State (1929–1931) (head coach)
  • Miami (FL) (1933) (freshmen)
  • Stout (1935–1937) (head coach)
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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.

Crawford served as the head football coach at 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

Football

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 Blue Devils (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1935–1937)
1935 Stout 1–6 0–4 5th (Northern)
1936 Stout 0–5–1 0–3–1 5th (Northern)
1937 Stout 0–6–1 0–3–1 5th (Northern)
Stout: 1–17–2 0–10–2
Total: 7–31–6

References

  1. ^ "Mush Crawford". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Mush Crawford". National Football League. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  3. ^ Backus, Chuck (14 July 2011). "NFL player, future Stout president leave unique marks". athletics.uwstoudt.edu. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils head football coaches
  • No coach (1911)
  • Earl Quigley (1912–1914)
  • Parks Bailey (1915–1916)
  • Student coaches (1917)
  • No team (1918)
  • George F. Miller (1919–1927)
  • Sylvester E. Paulus (1928–1929)
  • Earl Burbridge (1930–1934)
  • Mush Crawford (1935–1937)
  • Ray C. Johnson (1938–1942)
  • No team (1943–1944)
  • Ray C. Johnson (1945–1947)
  • Tony Storti (1948–1951)
  • Jack Wink (1952–1955)
  • Joe Gerlach (1956–1957)
  • Bob Bostwick (1958–1962)
  • Max Sparger (1963–1969)
  • Sten Pierce (1970–1976)
  • Lyle Eidsness (1977–1979)
  • Bob Kamish (1980–1985)
  • Rich Lawrence (1986–1992)
  • Ed Meierkort (1993–2003)
  • Todd Strop (2004–2006)
  • Duey Naatz (2007–2009)
  • Clayt Birmingham (2010– )
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1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football—national champions
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