Howard Royce Crittenden was an American basketball player, best known for his college career at Murray State University and in the Amateur Athletic Union.
11 Facts About Howie Crittenden
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Howie Crittenden first gained fame as a high school player for the Cuba High School Cubs who, despite an enrollment of only around 100 students, captured the 1952 Kentucky state championship, defeating the much larger Louisville Manual High.
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Howie Crittenden was named all-state his last two years and a high school All-American in his senior season.
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Howie Crittenden then moved to Murray State, where over his four-year career Crittenden scored 2,019 points, graduating as the Racers' all-time leading scorer.
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Howie Crittenden holds the school record for free throws made with 731, a mark that still ranks among the best in NCAA history.
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Howie Crittenden was inducted into the Murray State athletic Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Kentucky basketball Hall of Fame in 1972.
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Howie Crittenden thrived in industrial basketball, being named an AAU All-American in three of his four seasons with the club.
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Howie Crittenden led the Cats to two AAU titles in 1958 and 1960.
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Howie Crittenden was head basketball coach at Metropolis High School in Metropolis, Illinois, and Calloway County High School in Murray, Kentucky.
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Howie Crittenden later entered administration at Calloway County High School and Henderson County High School in Henderson, Kentucky.
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Howie Crittenden died on August 30,2013, at his home in Murray, Kentucky.