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Eric Crabtree
Eric Leslie Crabtree (born November 3, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Crabtree played professionally for six seasons with the Denver Broncos (1966–1968), Cincinnati Bengals (1969–1971), and New England Patriots (1971).
Crabtree was born on November 3, 1944, in Monessen, Pennsylvania, the son of a white father and African American mother. He spent considerable time with his mother's family in Brownsville, Pennsylvania while he was growing up.
He attended Monessen High School, playing football under coach Joe Gladys. He was one of the key players on Monessen's 1961 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) championship team that won 11 games. Teammates Doug Crusan, Bill Malinchak and Sam Havrilak would also go on to play in the NFL. Crabtree was also a standout player of the school's basketball team, and played baseball as well. He considered playing professional baseball, but his mother discouraged him since she was concerned about him having to play in the South at that time, and so encouraged him to take a football scholarship instead.
Crabtree was selected All-State for football in both the 1960 and 1961 seasons. During 1960–61, he averaged 8.5 yards per rushing attempt, with 1,386 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns. He played in the Big 33 Football Classic, where he scored on a 54-yard pass and run play, and caught four other passes for 132 yards.
In 1998, Crabtree was inducted into the Mid Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame.
Crabtree attended the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) on a football scholarship, where he played on the football team from 1963 to 1965. Pitt had not recruited a black player since 1952, and this created some pressure on Crabtree to choose Pitt. He performed well as both a rusher and a receiver on offense. In 30 games over three years he averaged 4.6 yards per attempt running, in 190 carries; and had 68 receptions for 1,117 yards, with 9 touchdown catches. His most prolific year was as a senior, gaining over 1,000 total yards, including 45 receptions for 724 yards and four receiving touchdowns. The team had a 9–1 record in his sophomore season, and was ranked by the Associated Press (AP) as the number four team in the nation.
Crabtree was a two-way collegiate and scholastic player at Pitt. He played in the East-West Shrine game and received All-American recognition from United Press International (UPI), the Associated Press (AP) and Time Magazine.
Crabtree was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 11th round of the 1966 NFL Draft (170th overall), and by the Denver Broncos in the 13th round of the 1966 AFL draft (112th overall). Crabtree chose to play for the Broncos. He played for three years in Denver under coach Lou Saban.
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Eric Crabtree
Eric Leslie Crabtree (born November 3, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Crabtree played professionally for six seasons with the Denver Broncos (1966–1968), Cincinnati Bengals (1969–1971), and New England Patriots (1971).
Crabtree was born on November 3, 1944, in Monessen, Pennsylvania, the son of a white father and African American mother. He spent considerable time with his mother's family in Brownsville, Pennsylvania while he was growing up.
He attended Monessen High School, playing football under coach Joe Gladys. He was one of the key players on Monessen's 1961 Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) championship team that won 11 games. Teammates Doug Crusan, Bill Malinchak and Sam Havrilak would also go on to play in the NFL. Crabtree was also a standout player of the school's basketball team, and played baseball as well. He considered playing professional baseball, but his mother discouraged him since she was concerned about him having to play in the South at that time, and so encouraged him to take a football scholarship instead.
Crabtree was selected All-State for football in both the 1960 and 1961 seasons. During 1960–61, he averaged 8.5 yards per rushing attempt, with 1,386 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns. He played in the Big 33 Football Classic, where he scored on a 54-yard pass and run play, and caught four other passes for 132 yards.
In 1998, Crabtree was inducted into the Mid Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame.
Crabtree attended the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) on a football scholarship, where he played on the football team from 1963 to 1965. Pitt had not recruited a black player since 1952, and this created some pressure on Crabtree to choose Pitt. He performed well as both a rusher and a receiver on offense. In 30 games over three years he averaged 4.6 yards per attempt running, in 190 carries; and had 68 receptions for 1,117 yards, with 9 touchdown catches. His most prolific year was as a senior, gaining over 1,000 total yards, including 45 receptions for 724 yards and four receiving touchdowns. The team had a 9–1 record in his sophomore season, and was ranked by the Associated Press (AP) as the number four team in the nation.
Crabtree was a two-way collegiate and scholastic player at Pitt. He played in the East-West Shrine game and received All-American recognition from United Press International (UPI), the Associated Press (AP) and Time Magazine.
Crabtree was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 11th round of the 1966 NFL Draft (170th overall), and by the Denver Broncos in the 13th round of the 1966 AFL draft (112th overall). Crabtree chose to play for the Broncos. He played for three years in Denver under coach Lou Saban.