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where he played three years of varsity football. He was Brown's starting quarterback from 1910 to 1912. He scored 77 points on 14 touchdowns and a field goal during his career at Brown. Crowther was considered "a slippery runner with good speed." Crowther did not wear a helmet and instead played
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Various accounts indicate that he weighed between 130 and 135 pounds while playing football at Brown. He received the nickname "Kid" because of his small size. In a game against
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Crowther lived in
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Crowther also handled kickoff and punt returns for Brown, and in 1911 he tied the Brown record for the longest kickoff return with a 110-yard return against
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last period was played in twilight and it was then that
Crowther, the Brown quarter back, ran half the length of the field for Brown's only touchdown."
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Crowther also played baseball at Brown and later in semi-professional leagues around New
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224:"George M. Crowther profile"
85:Career highlights and awards
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268:"All Kinds of Playing".
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111:George M. "Kid" Crowther
53:Fitchburg, Massachusetts
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42:Personal information
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514:Bob Bateman
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408:(1909–1911)
234:November 2,
163:Walter Camp
36:Quarterback
27:Brown Bears
832:Categories
784:Bob Butler
776:Sam Felton
741:Jim Thorpe
193:References
177:Jim Thorpe
93:Consensus
716:Backfield
125:Biography
32:Position
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