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Former Colorado head coach and athletic director Eddie Crowder was presented Wednesday with the 2007 Citation of Honor, given annually by the Football Writers Association of America.
The award has been given to a coach every year since 1964 by the FWAA in recognition of “long and honorable careers in intercollegiate athletics, and specifically contributions to football.”
Crowder took the reins at CU in January 1963 and built CU into a national power. He produced a 63-49-2 record in 11 seasons as CU’s head coach, a stretch that included CU’s first 10-win season in history (1971), a year that saw the Buffs finish No. 3 in the nation.
He also served as CU’s athletic director from 1965-84, and was responsible for hiring Bill McCartney (football), Ceal Barry (basketball) and Mark Simpson (golf), three of the most successful coaches in CU history.
In 1990, he was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, and he became a member of CU’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.
Other recipients of the FWAA award include Frank Broyles, Bear Bryant, Dan Devine, Bob Devaney, Frank Kush, LaVell Edwards, Ken Hatfield, Hayden Fry, Darrell Royal, Vince Dooley and Duffy Daugherty.
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Congratulations Eddie. Well deserved. You gave us great football when I was at CU and did a great job of running the Athletic Department after that. Sure there were glitches but the hiring of Bill McCartney was the greatest hire in CU athletics during my life; he’s also a great leader. I considered Mark Simpson both a friend and really good coach. Eddie, you have a great place in CU lore.
doug.barrett@ieee.org
8/12/2007 11:19:06 AM
