| Bob Crenshaw |
Full Name: Robert Edward Crenshaw
Born: January 21, 1934, Saint Louis, Mo.
Died: May 20, 1958, Chiefland, Fla.
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1982 Football HOF - Loc 76
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| BOB CRENSHAW and Tom Feamster |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1952 59 C 5-9 170 Fr * Miami 1953 59 C 5-9 188 So * Miami 1954 59 C 5-9 178 Jr * Miami 1955 50 C 5-9 165 Sr * Miami |
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1982 |
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Bobby Crenshaw lettered in football at Florida State for four years, 1952-1955. In 1955 he was Seminole co-captain and, at 174 pounds, he was the smallest starting center in major college football. He
was a 60 minute player who got high marks for blocking as well as making interceptions and recovering fumbles on defense. Bobby Crenshaw made up for his lack of size with his courage, determination,
and heart. In Crenshaw FSU had a man who led on the gridiron and across the campus. He was president of his junior and senior classes and was named to both Gold Key and ODK. Shortly after graduation
the Florida State community was saddened by Air Force Lt. Crenshaw's tragic death. In his memory the Crenshaw Award, given to the Seminole with the biggest heart, has been awarded each year since
1958. No athlete ever embodied the Seminole spirit any more completely than did Bobby Crenshaw.
Obituary for Robert E. Crenshaw. From the Tallahassee Democrat, May 21, 1958, page 1. Bob Crnshaw Killed Ex-FSU Grid Star Jet Crash Victim CHIEFLAND (AP) - First Lt. Robert E. Crenshaw, who was co-captain of Florida State University's football team in 1955, was listed today as the pilot of a T33 jet trainer that crashed and burned last night. The body was located this morning by a crash crew sent from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa. The plane buried itself in the ground and burned six miles south of this central Florida town, the Highway Patrol said. MacDill identified Crenshaw, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Crenshaw of North Miami Beach. He played center on the Seminole football team. He was attached to the 660th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Air Defense Command) at MacDill. After graduation from FSU in 1956 with a Bachelor of Science degree, Crenshaw entered the service and took flight training at Bainbridge, Ga., and Greenville, Miss. The trainer was flying from Maxwell Field at Montgomery, Ala., to MacDill. Crenshaw was a four-year letterman at Florida State, playing first-team center as a freshman in 1952. Extremely light for a first-team college center, Crenshaw played nearly 60 minutes as a linebacker against Georgia Tech when he weighed only 150 pounds. That was in 1952. The Miami Edison standout was a campus leader at FSU, president of his senior class, and an above-average
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| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1952 8 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 5- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1953 9 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1954 11 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 2- 22- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1955 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 38 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 2- 0- 0 | 3- 27- 0 0 0 | 1 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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1952 8 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5
1953 9 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1954 11 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 22
1955 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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Tot 38 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 27
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1952 | GP Off Def
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Oct 4 Louisville | 1
Oct 10 Virginia Military | 1
Oct 25 North Carolina State | 1
Nov 8 Mississippi Southern | 1
Nov 15 Furman | 1
Nov 22 Georgia Tech | 1
Nov 29 Wofford College | 1
Dec 6 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 8 0 0
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1953 | GP Off Def
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Sep 25 Miami | 1 C MG
Oct 3 Louisville | 1 C MG
Oct 10 Abilene Christian | 1 C MG
Oct 31 Virginia Military | 1
Nov 7 Mississippi Southern | 1
Nov 14 Furman | 1
Nov 21 Stetson | 1
Nov 28 North Carolina State | 1
Dec 5 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 9 3 3
| Starts
1954 | GP Off Def
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Sep 18 Georgia | 1 C MG
Sep 25 Abilene Christian | 1 C MG
Oct 2 Louisville | 1 C MG
Oct 9 Villanova | 1 C MG
Oct 16 North Carolina State | 1 C MG
Oct 23 Auburn | 1 C MG
Oct 30 Virginia Military | 1 C MG
Nov 13 Furman | 1 C MG
Nov 20 Stetson | 1 C MG
Nov 27 Mississippi Southern | 1 C MG
Dec 4 Tampa | 1 C MG
Jan 1 Texas Western | 1 C MG
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Tot | 12 12 12
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1955 | GP Off Def
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Sep 17 North Carolina State | 1 C MG
Sep 30 Miami | 1 C MG
Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 1 C MG
Oct 15 Georgia | 1
Oct 22 Georgia Tech | 1
Nov 5 Villanova | 1 C MG
Nov 11 Furman | 1 C MG
Nov 19 Citadel | 1 C MG
Nov 25 Mississippi Southern | 1 C MG
Dec 3 Tampa | 1 C MG
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Tot | 10 8 8
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Career Tot | 39 23 23
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1952 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct 25 North Carolina State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1953 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 25 Miami | 4 10 14 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 17 Louisiana Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 4 10 14 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1954 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Oct 30 Virginia Military | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 1- 8- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 27 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 1- 15- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 1- 0- 0 | 2- 23- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1955 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 30 Miami | 6 3 9 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 6 3 9 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1952 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Oct 25 North Carolina State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1953 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 25 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 17 Louisiana Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1954 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Oct 30 Virginia Military | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 27 Mississippi Southern | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1955 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 30 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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