Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball, golf |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Lafayette, Indiana |
October 18, 1903
Died | April 13, 1983 Rochester, New York |
(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) |
1936–1943 | Xavier |
1944 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
1945 | Iowa |
1949 | Buffalo Bills |
1950 | Baltimore Colts |
1951 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1956–1958 | BC Lions |
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) |
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 the Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Crowe played college football and basketball at the University of Notre Dame. He earned three letters in basketball and was a basketball All-American. He also earned three letters in football under Coach Knute Rockne. Crowe played football from 1923 to 1925 and was a two-time All-American. He played end for Notre Dame's "Seven Mule" team and was named Notre Dame's football captain in 1925.
After graduation, Crowe took a position as a coach at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. There he coached the football team from 1926–1931, compiling a record of 23–27–3, and the basketball team from 1928–1932, tallying a 41–31 mark in four seasons.