Dick Crayne

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Dick Crayne
No. 15
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1913-04-24)April 24, 1913
West Chester, Iowa, U.S.
Died:August 14, 1985(1985-08-14) (aged 72)
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Fairfield (Fairfield, Iowa)
College:Iowa
NFL draft:1936 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing carries:111
Rushing yards:338
Rushing average:3.0
Rushing touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Richard Cherry Crayne (April 24, 1913 – August 14, 1985) was an American football fullback for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round with the fourth overall pick in the 1936 NFL Draft.[1] He played in 1936, rushing for 203 yards, and completed 1 of 2 passes for 52 yards. Then in 1937, rushing for 135 yards, and completed 2 of 4 passes for 20 yards. In 1935, he was selected as a third-team All-American by both the United Press and the Associated Press while playing for the University of Iowa. Crayne served as the head football coach at Westmar University in Le Mars, Iowa from 1939 to 1951. He died on August 14, 1985, at a hospital in Sioux City, Iowa.[2]

NFL career statistics[edit]

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Passing Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Fum Lost
1936 BKN 12 12 64 203 3.2 - 1 1 32 32.0 32 0 1 2 50.0 52 0 0 95.8 - -
1937 BKN 10 4 47 135 2.9 - 0 1 4 4.0 - 0 2 4 50.0 20 0 0 64.6 - -
Career 22 16 111 338 3.0 - 1 2 36 18.0 - 0 3 6 50.0 72 0 0 93.7 - -

Head coaching record[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Western Union / Westmar Eagles (Iowa Conference) (1939–1959)
1939 Western Union 6–2–1 2–2 T–8th
1940 Western Union 7–1 2–1 4th
1941 Western Union 3–4–1 1–2–1 9th
1942 Western Union 0–4–1 0–1–1 10th
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 No team—World War II
1946 Western Union 5–2 0–1 T–11th
1947 Western Union 3–2–2 1–0 3rd
1948 Westmar 2–6–1 0–1 10th
1949 Westmar 4–4 1–1 6th
1950 Westmar 3–6 2–3 4th (Northern)
1951 Westmar 1–6–1 0–5 6th (Northern)
Western Union / Westmar: 34–37–7 9–17–2
Total: 34–37–7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1936 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. ^ "Richard C. Crayne". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. August 15, 1985. p. A6. Retrieved December 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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