Eddie Crowder
Eddie Crowder (August 26, 1931 – September 9, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He was an All-American quarterback (QB) and safety at the University of Oklahoma (OU) in the early 1950s and a successful head coach and athletic director (AD) at the University of Colorado (CU) in the 1960s and 1970s.
As head coach at Colorado | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1931 Arkansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 2008 (aged 77) Lafayette, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1950–1952 | Oklahoma |
| 1953 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955 | Army (offensive backs) |
| 1956–1962 | Oklahoma (offensive backs) |
| 1963–1973 | Colorado |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1965–1984 | Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 67–49–2 |
| Bowls | 3–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
He is quoted as saying "Life is boring for someone trying to achieve greatness."
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