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.

Mush Crawford
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PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1898-12-23)December 23, 1898
Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 1966(1966-10-27) (aged 67)
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
CollegeBeloit, Illinois, Lake Forest
Career history
Playing
Coaching
Football
Basketball
Baseball
Awards and highlights
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Crawford served as the head football coach at San Jose State Teachers College (now known as 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

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Football

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Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
San Jose State Spartans (Far Western Conference) (1929–1931)
1929 San Jose State 3–3–12–1–13rd
1930 San Jose State 2–3–31–2–14th
1931 San Jose State 1–80–56th
San Jose State: 6–14–43–8–2
Stout Institute Blue Devils (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1935–1937)
1935 Stout Institute 1–60–45th (Northern)
1936 Stout Institute 0–5–10–3–15th (Northern)
1937 Stout Institute 0–6–10–3–15th (Northern)
Stout Institute: 1–17–20–10–2
Total:7–31–6

References

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  1. "Mush Crawford". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  2. "Mush Crawford". National Football League. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  3. Backus, Chuck (July 14, 2011). "NFL player, future Stout president leave unique marks". athletics.uwstoudt.edu. Retrieved January 17, 2018.