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UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame

George Crowe

  • Class
    1943
  • Induction
    1986
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball, Men's Track & Field, Men's Basketball
  • First Indiana “Mr. Basketball” 1939
  • Three Sport Star in Basketball, Baseball, and Track at Indiana Central
  • Known as a great scorer and rebounder on for Indiana Central
  • All-State basketball player 1941
  • 1941 Team finished ranked 9th in the Nation
  • Played professional basketball for seven years with the Los Angeles Red Devils, New York Renaissance, and Harlem Yankees
  • Signed a professional baseball contract with the Boston Braves
  • Played in the Major Leagues for Ten Years with the Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Hit 31 Home Runs and had 92 RBI’s for the Reds 1957
  • Selected to play in the 1958 Major League All-Star Game
  • Known as an outstanding pinch-hit slugger
  • Once held the Major League Record for Pinch-hit Homeruns in a season
  • Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 1976
  • Inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame 2004
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