Vernon Crawford
Football Player
Known best as a three-season member of the New England Patriots, this National Football League linebacker later signed with the Green Bay Packers; however, injuries kept him from ever playing with the team.
After briefly attending the City College of San Francisco, he played football at Florida State University. In 1997, he was drafted by the Patriots.
After playing for such minor league football teams as the Manchester Wolves and the New York/New Jersey Hitmen, he ended his professional football career and worked as a middle school, high school, and college football coach.
He was born in Texas City, Texas.
He and Ted Washington both played for the New England Patriots.