Claude Crabb

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Claude Crabb
No. 23, 49
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born:(1940-03-08)March 8, 1940
Carmel, California, U.S.
Died:February 8, 2021(2021-02-08) (aged 80)
La Quinta, California, U.S.
Career information
College:USC
Colorado
NFL Draft:1962 / Round: 19 / Pick: 253
AFL Draft:1962 / Round: 27 / Pick: 212
(by the Buffalo Bills)
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:10
Fumble recoveries:5
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Claude Clarence Crabb (March 8, 1940 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.

Early life[]

Crabb was a football quarterback, basketball player and track sprinter at Monterey Union High School 1954-58.

College career[]

He played college football at the University of Colorado after transferring from the University of Southern California and was drafted in the 27th round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.

Professional career[]

Crabb was a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1962–63) where he made six interceptions in 1962, Philadelphia Eagles (1964–65), and the Los Angeles Rams (1966–68).[1]

Death[]

Crabb died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in California on February 8, 2021, exactly one month short of his 81st birthday.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Claude Crabb".
  2. ^ Former NFL defensive back, Monterey High grad Claude Crabb dies
  3. ^ Claude Crabb


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