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Paul Crane

American football player (1944–2020)

Paul Crane
Career information
No. 56
Born:	(1944-01-29)January 29, 1944 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	November 1, 2020(2020-11-01) (aged 76)
Position(s)	Center
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg)
College	Alabama
High school	C. F. Vigor
Career history
As player
(1966–1972)	New York Jets

Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (III) AFL champion (1968) 2× National champion (1964, 1965) Consensus All-American (1965) First-team All-SEC (1965) Second-team All-SEC (1964)
Career stats
Interceptions	5
INT yards	90
INT return TDs	1
Fumble recoveries	4
Games played	88

Paul Crane (January 29, 1944 – November 1, 2020) was an American professional football center for seven seasons for the New York Jets.

Crane died on November 1, 2020, at the age of 76.^[1] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Paul Crane, All-American Alabama Center, Passes Away at 76". si.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

1964 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

Assistant coaches: Clark Boler; Ken Donahue; Ken Meyer; Mal Moore; Hayden Riley; Howard Schnellenberger; Jimmy Sharpe; Gene Stallings; Richard Williamson

v t e 1965 Alabama Crimson Tide football—AP national champions
12 Ken Stabler 14 Steve Sloan 20 Wayne Trimble 25 Dennis Homan 32 Leslie Kelley 36 Jackie Sherrill 37 Bobby Johns 39 Steve Bowman 40 David Ray 54 Paul Crane 70 Cecil Dowdy 73 Jim Fuller 86 Tommy Tolleson 88 Ray Perkins Head coach Bear Bryant Assistant coaches Ken Donahue Hayden Riley Pat Dye Clem Gryska Ken Meyer Mal Moore Howard Schnellenberger Jimmy Sharpe Richard Williamson

1965 Alabama Crimson Tide football—AP national champions

Assistant coaches: Ken Donahue; Hayden Riley; Pat Dye; Clem Gryska; Ken Meyer; Mal Moore; Howard Schnellenberger; Jimmy Sharpe; Richard Williamson

v t e 1965 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	B Donny Anderson B Mike Garrett B Jim Grabowski B Bob Griese E Howard Twilley E Freeman White OT Sam Ball OT Glen Ray Hines G Dick Arrington G Stas Maliszewski C Paul Crane
Defense	DL Walt Barnes DL Aaron Brown DL Loyd Phillips DL Bubba Smith DL Bill Yearby LB Frank Emanuel LB Carl McAdams LB Tommy Nobis DB Nick Rassas DB Johnny Roland DB George Webster

v t e New York Jets Super Bowl III champions
11 Jim Turner 12 Joe Namath (MVP) 13 Don Maynard 15 Babe Parilli 22 Jim Hudson 23 Bill Rademacher 24 Johnny Sample 26 Jim Richards 29 Bake Turner 30 Mark Smolinski 31 Bill Mathis 32 Emerson Boozer 33 Curley Johnson 34 Lee White 35 Billy Joe 41 Matt Snell 42 Randy Beverly 43 John Dockery 45 Earl Christy 46 Bill Baird 47 Mike D'Amato 48 Cornell Gordon 50 Carl McAdams 51 Ralph Baker 52 John Schmitt 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 61 Bob Talamini 62 Al Atkinson 63 John Neidert 66 Randy Rasmussen 67 Dave Herman 68 Michael Stromberg 70 Karl Henke 71 Sam Walton 72 Paul Rochester 74 Jeff Richardson 75 Winston Hill 80 John Elliott 81 Gerry Philbin 83 George Sauer 85 Steve Thompson 86 Verlon Biggs 87 Pete Lammons
Head coach: Weeb Ewbank
Coaches: Walt Michaels Clive Rush Buddy Ryan Joe Spencer