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| McCallie Alumni in the College Football Hall of Fame |
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Fred Crawford ('30), Duke
University (1931-1933), Tackle Inducted in 1973, Crawford had explosive quickness and an aggressiveness that made him one of the best lineman in the south during the 1930s. Crawford was Duke University's first All-American as a consensus selection in 1933. Crawford's blocking and tackling skills combined speed, strength, and deception. Hall of Famer Wallace Wade became Duke's head coach in 1931 during Crawford's first varsity year, stating that the lineman was one of the finest and quickest he ever coached. Tennessee Hall of Famer Bobby Dodd called him "one of the best tackles, if not the best, to play in our section of the country from 1930 to 1940." During Crawford's three varsity seasons, the Blue Devils compiled a record of 21-7-2. The 1933 team finished 9-1 and captured the Southern Conference championship. The only loss came in the final game of the season, 6-0 to Georgia Tech. Years later, Fred would be named to the all-time Sectional team for the South. After a brief motion picture career, Crawford played professional football with the Chicago Bears, then served in the Air Force during World War II. After the war, Fred settled in Florida where he worked for the State Motor Vehicle Department. |
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Andrew "Scrappy" Moore ('22), University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (1931-1967), Head Coach Inducted in 1980, Andrew "Scrappy" Moore at one time held the record for longest coaching service at one school. In 1927, he signed on with the University of Chattanooga as assistant coach. In 1931, he moved up to head coach. The school changed its name to University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Scrappy stayed on the job. He led his teams from 1931-42. The school dropped football during the war years 1943-44, and when the sport was resumed, Scrappy was again on the job. He was head man 1945 through 1967, and his record was 170-147-14. His name, Scrappy, was given to him during his days as a Georgia quarterback. In 1967, his final year as head coach, the American Football Coaches Association named him Coach of the Year in the college division. He served two more years at the Chattanooga school as director of athletics, giving him a total of 43 years with the school, 35 as head football coach. |
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Bill Spears ('24),
Vanderbilt University (1925-1927), Quarterback Inducted in 1962, Spears left Grantland Rice nothing less than amazed when he saw the Vanderbilt quarterback in action. "He is the fastest of the nation's quarterbacks," Rice raved, "and one of the most remarkable offensive backs to be seen in college football in years." Yes, Spears was fast and flashy, leading coach Dan McGugin's Commodores to 16 victories in 20 games during his junior and senior seasons. As a junior in 1926, Spears paced the Vanderbilt team to an 8-1-0 record, the sole loss coming at the hands of rival Alabama, 19-7. The next year, an All-America campaign for Spears, he led the Commodores to an 8-1-2 mark which included a bitter 13-6 defeat at the hands of Texas and ties with arch rival Tennessee (7-7) and Georgia (0-0). Spears spurred his team to victories over Kentucky in each of his final two campaigns, prompting UK coach Harry Gamage to compare him with the legendary Red Grange of Illinois. McGugin said, "Spears was a classic example of the results a boy can gain if he works hard enough and has a fighting heart. Bill was as skillful as any man who ever played football. A great student of the game, our boys had implicit confidence in his judgment." Spears went on to become a prominent attorney in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and served as a trustee at his alma mater. |
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