Crawford Ker
Ker as CEO of Ker's WingHouse Bar & Grill
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 5, 1962 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 288 lb (131 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Dunedin (FL) | ||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||
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| Games played: | 92 |
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| Game started: | 85 |
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Crawford Francis Ker (born May 5, 1962) is an American former college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Ker played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos of the NFL. He is the Founder of a chain of restaurants and sports bars, the WingHouse Bar & Grill located throughout Florida as well as the owner of The Beachview Hotel in Clearwater, Florida.
Ker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the only son of George and Anne Ker. His father George immigrated to the United States from Scotland, and had previously served in the British Army as a Buckingham Palace guard. When Ker was young, his family moved to Florida, and his father worked several jobs to support the family in Dunedin, Florida; running a lawn service during the day and working at a convenience store at night. After school, and during weekends and summers, Ker followed his father's steps with his work ethic. In the mid-1970s, George managed the kitchen at a sports restaurant in Clearwater, Florida, where Ker worked as a busboy while he was in high school. During school semester breaks and vacations, he also waited tables and cooked in the kitchen.
Ker attended Dunedin High School in Dunedin. During his junior year in high school, he decided to become a professional football player. He had not played high school football before his junior year, but he started working out; after beginning high school at 145 pounds, he bulked up to 210. During his senior he was named All-Conference and the Dunedin Falcons football team won a Pinellas County championship, but no Division I football programs recruited him to play college football. Crawford graduated from Dunedin High School in 1980, but didn't want to attend a small college; he wanted to play at a big school to improve his chances of being drafted in the NFL. He worked out during the first year after graduation, adding another fifty pounds to his six-foot, four-inch frame.
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