But Carl Crawleyâs athletic, business and personal reach went far beyond football fields.
He is special in many ways. Crawley was a great athlete at Monessen High School, California University and in semi-professional football.
As a Greyhound he played five sports: football, basketball, baseball, track and field and volleyball. Crawley was the main cog in Monessenâs 1956 WPIAL and PIAA volleyball championships. He graduated from Monessen in 1957.
He was as adept as a 100-yard sprinter as he was in the shot put, exhibiting a rare combination of speed and strength.
âI did a little bit of everything,â said Crawley, now 81. âWe won quite a few games at Monessen and California. We had a tremendous volleyball team at Monessen. I enjoyed the sport. We had fun and success. It took a lot of body control and you had to be able to jump. Winning that state championship in 1956 was special.â