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* 2× [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1964 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1964]], [[1965 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|1965]]) |
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* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1965 College Football All-America Team|1965]]) |
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* First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1965 All-SEC football team|1965]]) |
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'''Paul Crane''' (January 29, 1944 – November 1, 2020) was an [[American football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] for seven seasons for the [[New York Jets]]. |
'''Paul Crane''' (January 29, 1944 – November 1, 2020) was an American professional [[American football|football]] [[Center (American football)|center]] for seven seasons for the [[New York Jets]]. |
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He graduated in 1962, from [[Vigor High School]] in [[Prichard, Alabama]], near [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], and played [[college football]] for the [[University of Alabama]]. |
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He played [[college football]] for the [[University of Alabama]]. |
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Crane died November 1, 2020 at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/paul-crane-passes-away-at-76-blackwell |title=Paul Crane, All-American Alabama Center, Passes Away at 76 |website=si.com|access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref> |
Crane died on November 1, 2020, at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/paul-crane-passes-away-at-76-blackwell |title=Paul Crane, All-American Alabama Center, Passes Away at 76 |website=si.com|access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref> He was one of at least 345 [[List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy|NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.<ref>{{cite news |title=The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) | website=Concussion Legacy Foundation |url=https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts | access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/sports/football/cte-study-concussions-brain-tackle.html |title=Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease. |work= [[The New York Times]] |date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=July 2, 2023 }}</ref> |
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Born: | Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. | January 29, 1944
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Died: | November 1, 2020 | (aged 76)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Center |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
College | Alabama |
High school | C. F. Vigor |
Career history | |
As player | |
(1966–1972) | New York Jets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career stats | |
Interceptions | 5 |
INT yards | 90 |
INT return TDs | 1 |
Fumble recoveries | 4 |
Games played | 88 |
Paul Crane (January 29, 1944 – November 1, 2020) was an American professional football center for seven seasons for the New York Jets.
He graduated in 1962, from Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama, near Mobile, and played college football for the University of Alabama.
Crane died on November 1, 2020, at the age of 76.[1] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Paul Crane, All-American Alabama Center, Passes Away at 76". si.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
Categories:
- 1944 births
- 2020 deaths
- Sportspeople from Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- All-American college football players
- American football centers
- New York Jets players
- Vigor High School alumni
- American Football League players
- American football offensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs