Biographical details | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 29, 1884
Died | August 23, 1943 59) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
Football | |
1903–1905 | Swarthmore |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1906 | George Washington |
1907–1908 | Swarthmore (assistant) |
1912–1913 | Central Manual HS (PA) |
1914–1916 | Lafayette |
Basketball | |
1915–1916 | Lafayette |
Lacrosse | |
1909–1911 | Swarthmore |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1914–1916 | Lafayette |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 19–15–5 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-American (1905) | |
Wilmer Gardner Crowell (January 29, 1884 – August 23, 1943) was an American college football, basketball and lacrosse player and coach. He was a quarterback and drop kicker at Swarthmore. He served as the head football coach at George Washington University in 1906 and at Lafayette College form 1914 to 1916, compiling a career coaching record of 19–15–5.[1] Crowell died on August 23, 1943, at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]
Crowell was the head referee during the 1936 NFL Championship Game.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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George Washington Hatchetites (Independent) (1906) | |||||||||
1906 | George Washington | 4–3–2 | |||||||
George Washington: | 4–3–2 | ||||||||
Lafayette (Independent) (1914–1916) | |||||||||
1914 | Lafayette | 5–3–2 | |||||||
1915 | Lafayette | 8–3 | |||||||
1916 | Lafayette | 2–6–1 | |||||||
Lafayette: | 15–12–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 19–15–5 |
References
- ↑ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Wilmer Crowell Noted Official Dies at 60". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. August 24, 1943. p. 11. Retrieved March 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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