John Jacob Crouthamel was an American football player, coach, and college athletic director.
25 Facts About Jake Crouthamel
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Jake Crouthamel was born in eastern Pennsylvania to Kathryn Apple and Russell Jake Crouthamel, who ran the family business making men's trousers during the war.
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Jake Crouthamel attended Pennridge High School, where he played on a team that won 26 of 27 games in three years.
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Jake Crouthamel was an All-League athlete in football, track, and basketball, and was named the school's top athlete.
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Jake Crouthamel played as a two-way halfback position for the Dartmouth Big Green football team.
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Jake Crouthamel was named a third-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1958.
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Jake Crouthamel recorded 1,763 rushing yards, a total that stood as Dartmouth's record for over a decade and ranks sixth all-time as of 2022.
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Jake Crouthamel was a second-team selection on the All-Ivy 25th anniversary squad.
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In 1960, Jake Crouthamel was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers, but signed with the Dallas Cowboys, becoming the first player signed by NFL's expansion Dallas Cowboys.
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Jake Crouthamel was the last player cut in the preseason by the Cowboys, and ended up playing with the AFL's Boston Patriots for one year in their inaugural season.
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Jake Crouthamel spent three years in the US Navy and one year as football coach at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.
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Jake Crouthamel returned to Dartmouth as a member of Bob Blackman's coaching staff in 1965.
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Jake Crouthamel was named the New England and NCAA District I Coach of the Year in 1973.
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Jake Crouthamel resigned on November 3,1977, to become the athletics director at Syracuse University.
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Jake Crouthamel was named the ninth athletic director at Syracuse University in March 1978.
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Jake Crouthamel oversaw the construction and opening of the Carrier Dome, construction and expansion of the football wing at the Manley Field House, and improvement in women's athletics fostered by Title IX.
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Jake Crouthamel played a key role in the formation of the Big East Conference in 1979.
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Jake Crouthamel served as conference president, a member of the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee, and a member of the BIG EAST television negotiating committee.
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Jake Crouthamel retired from Syracuse University on June 30,2005.
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Jake Crouthamel was recognized as an honorary Syracuse University Letterwinner of Distinction in 1995.
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In 2000, Jake Crouthamel was named the NACDA Division IA Northeast Region Athletics Director of the Year and received the Chancellor's Citation for Excellence in 2002.
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In 2009, Jake Crouthamel was an honoree at the biennial Ivy League Football Players Association dinner which recognizes a former player from each of the eight Ivy schools who has become a leader in his chosen field.
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Jake Crouthamel was inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Jake Crouthamel was married to Carol until his death, and they have two daughters.
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Jake Crouthamel died on November 6,2022, at age 84.