Sport(s) Football 1971–1977 Dartmouth Education Dartmouth College 1965–1970 Dartmouth (assistant) Role American football player | 1960 Boston Patriots Name Jake Crouthamel 1957–1959 Dartmouth 1978–2005 Syracuse Positions Halfback | |
Born June 27, 1938 (age 85)
Perkasie, Pennsylvania ( 1938-06-27 ) | ||
Jake Crouthamel
John Jacob "Jake" Crouthamel (born June 27, 1938) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
Contents
- Jake Crouthamel
- Education and early career
- Head coach and athletic director
- Honors and awards
- References
Education and early career
He graduated with a B.A. in history from Dartmouth College in 1960. He was the first football player to sign with the Dallas Cowboys but was traded to the Boston Patriots in 1960.
Head coach and athletic director
He was head football coach at Dartmouth from 1971 to 1977 and became athletic director at Syracuse University in 1978. Crouthamel played a key role in the formation of the Big East Conference in 1979 and served on the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee. While Crouthamel was athletic director at Syracuse, his teams won ten national championships. He retired from Syracuse University on June 30, 2005.
Honors and awards
He received the John L. Toner Award in 1999. 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. In January, 2009 Crothamel 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.