David L. Crawford Explained

David L. Crawford
Birth Date:7 March 1889
Birth Place:Hermosillo, Mexico
Death Place:Moorestown Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1917–1919
Coach Team2:Hawaii
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1918–1919
Coach Team4:Hawaii
Overall Record:11–1–2 (football)
2–5 (basketball)

David Livingston Crawford (March 7, 1889 – January 18, 1974) was an American entomologist, coach of football and basketball, and college professor and administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Hawaii from 1917 to 1919.[1] He also coached the Hawaii basketball team during the 1918–19 season. Crawford attended Pomona College and Cornell University. He taught at Pomona before coming to Hawaii, where he was head of the entomology department. Crawford served as president of the University of Hawaii from 1927 to 1941.[2] [3] He was the president of Doane College—now known as Doane University—in Crete, Nebraska from 1948 to 1954.[4] Crawford died on January 18, 1974, of Parkinson's disease, at a nursing home in Moorestown Township, New Jersey.[5]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. News: Dave Crawford Records by Year . College Football Data Warehouse . December 1, 2007 . September 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918091013/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=474 . dead .
  2. News: Dr. Arthur L. Dean Becomes Research Director; Prof David L. Crawford Is Chosen As President. Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi. January 8, 1927. March 30, 2022.
  3. Web site: Past Presidents - University of Hawaii System. University of Hawaii at Manoa. March 30, 2022.
  4. Web site: Crawford Hall . . University of Hawaii at Manoa . March 30, 2022.
  5. News: David Crawford, Ex‐Head Of U of Hawaii, Dies at 84. The New York Times. May 31, 1974. March 30, 2022.