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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1889 Hermosillo, Mexico |
| Died | January 18, 1974 (aged 84) Moorestown Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1919 | Hawaii |
| Basketball | |
| 1918–1919 | Hawaii |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–1–2 (football) 2–5 (basketball) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Deans (Independent) (1917–1919) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Hawaii | 4–0–1 | |||||||
| 1918 | Hawaii | 3–1 | |||||||
| 1919 | Hawaii | 4–0–1 | |||||||
| Hawaii: | 11–1–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–1–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Dave Crawford Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- ^ "Dr. Arthur L. Dean Becomes Research Director; Prof David L. Crawford Is Chosen As President" (PDF). Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi. January 8, 1927. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "Past Presidents - University of Hawaii System". University of Hawaii at Manoa. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "Crawford Hall". University of Hawaii at Manoa. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "David Crawford, Ex‐Head Of U of Hawaii, Dies at 84". The New York Times. May 31, 1974. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
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