Paul Crane

Interceptions	5
INT yards	90
INT return TDs	1
Fumble recoveries	4
Games played	88
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Paul Crane
No. 56
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	January 29, 1944; Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	November 1, 2020 (aged 76)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school	C. F. Vigor
College	Alabama
Career history
Playing
1966–1972	New York Jets
Coaching
1974–1977	Alabama (assistant)
1978–1981	Ole Miss (assistant)
1991–1998	McGill–Toolen HS (AL)
Awards and highlights
	Super Bowl champion (III); AFL champion (1968); 2× National champion (1964, 1965); Consensus All-American (1965); First-team All-SEC (1965); Second-team All-SEC (1964);
Career statistics
Interceptions
Interceptions	5
INT yards	90
INT return TDs	1
Fumble recoveries	4
Games played	88
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.^[1]^[2]

Crane died on November 1, 2020, at the age of 76.^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Paul Crane". ashof.org. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "Paul Crane". ahsfhs.org. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "Paul Crane, All-American Alabama Center, Passes Away at 76". si.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "Paul Crane Obituary".
^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. 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.

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[1] "Paul Crane". ashof.org. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[2] "Paul Crane". ahsfhs.org. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[3] "Paul Crane, All-American Alabama Center, Passes Away at 76". si.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[4] "Paul Crane Obituary".

[5] "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[6] 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.

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v t e 1965 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	B Donny Anderson B Mike Garrett B Jim Grabowski B Bob Griese E Howard Twilley E Freeman White OT Sam Ball OT Glen Ray Hines G Dick Arrington G Stas Maliszewski C Paul Crane
Defense	DL Walt Barnes DL Aaron Brown DL Loyd Phillips DL Bubba Smith DL Bill Yearby LB Frank Emanuel LB Carl McAdams LB Tommy Nobis DB Nick Rassas DB Johnny Roland DB George Webster

v t e New York Jets Super Bowl III champions
11 Jim Turner 12 Joe Namath (MVP) 13 Don Maynard 15 Babe Parilli 22 Jim Hudson 23 Bill Rademacher 24 Johnny Sample 26 Jim Richards 29 Bake Turner 30 Mark Smolinski 31 Bill Mathis 32 Emerson Boozer 33 Curley Johnson 34 Lee White 35 Billy Joe 41 Matt Snell 42 Randy Beverly 43 John Dockery 45 Earl Christy 46 Bill Baird 47 Mike D'Amato 48 Cornell Gordon 50 Carl McAdams 51 Ralph Baker 52 John Schmitt 56 Paul Crane 60 Larry Grantham 61 Bob Talamini 62 Al Atkinson 63 John Neidert 66 Randy Rasmussen 67 Dave Herman 68 Michael Stromberg 70 Karl Henke 71 Sam Walton 72 Paul Rochester 74 Jeff Richardson 75 Winston Hill 80 John Elliott 81 Gerry Philbin 83 George Sauer 85 Steve Thompson 86 Verlon Biggs 87 Pete Lammons
Head coach: Weeb Ewbank
Coaches: Walt Michaels Clive Rush Buddy Ryan Joe Spencer