Paul Crane

Paul Crane
No. 56
Born:(1944-01-29)January 29, 1944
Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:November 1, 2020(2020-11-01) (aged 76)
Career information
Position(s)Center
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
CollegeAlabama
High schoolC. F. Vigor
Career history
As coach
1974–1977Alabama (assistant)
1978–1981Ole Miss (assistant)
1991–1998McGill–Toolen HS (AL)
As player
1966–1972New York Jets
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Interceptions5
INT yards90
INT return TDs1
Fumble recoveries4
Games played88

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

He graduated in 1962, from Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama, near Mobile, and played college football for the University of Alabama.[1][2]

Crane died on November 1, 2020, at the age of 76.[3][4] 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.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Paul Crane". ashof.org. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Paul Crane". ahsfhs.org. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Paul Crane, All-American Alabama Center, Passes Away at 76". si.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Paul Crane Obituary".
  5. ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.