| Birth Date: | September 14, 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Import: | yes |
| Position1: | Linebacker |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| College: | West Virginia |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1970 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 9 |
| Nfldraftedpick: | 209 |
| Nfldraftedteam: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Playing Years1: | 1970 |
| Playing Team1: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Playing Team2: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Playing Years3: | – |
| Playing Team3: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Playing Team4: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Playing Team5: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Playing Team6: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career Highlights: | |
| Cfleastallstar: | ,, |
| Databasefootball: | CRENNCAR01 |
Carl Lee Crennel (September 14, 1948 – August 19, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL, and for several different teams in the CFL, most notably the Montreal Alouettes from 1972 to 1979; he won two Grey Cup championships with the Alouettes, and one with the Edmonton Eskimos. He was selected in the 1970 NFL draft out of West Virginia, where he captained the Mountaineers to a 10-1 record in 1969 and a victory in the Peach Bowl; he was named MVP in the game.[1] [2] In 1998 Crennel was made a member of the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Crennel was the younger brother of Romeo Crennel, the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs, and the interim head coach of the Houston Texans during the final 12 games of the 2020 season.
Carl Crennel died on August 19, 2023, at the age of 74.[4]