Don Crowe

Don Crowe
Date of birth (1919-12-20)December 20, 1919
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death March 16, 1978(1978-03-16) (aged 58)
Place of death Toronto, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) HB
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
As player
1949 Toronto Argonauts
1951 Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards

Donald Crowe, (December 20, 1919 – March 16, 1978) was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts.[1] He won the Grey Cup with the Rough Riders in 1951.[2] Crowe grew up in Toronto and attended Danforth Technical High School, playing junior football there. He also previously played football with the Peterborough Orfuns and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. Crowe also played lacrosse and ice hockey for the Peterborough Petes and Canadian Army teams.[3] A Royal Canadian Air Force veteran, Crowe was the a co-captain of the Toronto RCAF Hurricanes team that won the 30th Grey Cup in 1942. In 1999, Crowe was inducted into the Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.profootballarchives.com/1951irfuott.html
  2. ↑ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=crowedon001
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19511013&id=-lk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ud4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2061,2522580
  4. ↑ http://pdshof.com/inductee/don-crowe/


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