Clifford Crawford '23 (1998) - Hall of Fame - Davidson College Athletics

Clifford Crawford '23

Induction:
1998
Class:
1923

Pat Crawford, now deceased, was a baseball standout for the Wildcats at first base in the early 1920's. Also a basketball player and an honor student, Crawford went on to play major league baseball for the New York Giants, the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals. Crawfrod compiled a lifetime .280 batting average and was a utility player for the Cardinals' famous "Gas House Gang" that won the 1934 World Series. His first hit in the major leagues was a grand slam home run against the Boston Braves in 1929. In 1937, he and his wife, Sarah, purchased a 20-acre site in Morehead City, and there operated Camp Morehead by the Sea for many years. Crawford died January 25, 1994.