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Biographical details | |
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Born | Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. | October 18, 1903
Died | April 13, 1983 Rochester, New York, U.S. | (aged 79)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1923–1925 | Notre Dame |
Basketball | |
1923–1926 | Notre Dame |
Position(s) | End (football) Forward (basketball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1926–1931 | Saint Vincent |
1932–1935 | Xavier (line) |
1935–1943 | Xavier |
1944 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
1945 | Iowa |
1949 | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) |
1950 | Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
1951–1954 | Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) |
1956–1958 | BC Lions (CFL) |
Basketball | |
1928–1932 | Saint Vincent |
1933–1943 | Xavier |
1944–1945 | Notre Dame |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 71–66–5 (college football) 152–115 (college basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Clem F. Crowe (October 18, 1903 – April 13, 1983) was an American gridiron football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Saint Vincent College (1926–1931), Xavier University (1936–1943), and the University of Iowa (1945), compiling a career college football record of 71–66–5. Crowe was also the head basketball coach at Saint Vincent College (1928–1932), Xavier (1933–1943), and the University of Notre Dame (1944–1945), tallying a career college basketball mark of 152–115.
He later coached professional football for the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL), and the Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).