Tyrone Crews
American gridiron football player (born 1956)
| Date of birth | (1956-06-17) June 17, 1956 (age 67) |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | New York, New York, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | LB |
| US college | Kansas State University |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1981–87 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Awards | 1986 - Tom Pate Memorial Award |
| Honours | 1985 - Grey Cup champion |
Tyrone Crews (born June 17, 1956) is a former linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL) playing seven seasons with the BC Lions.[1]
A graduate of Kansas State University, Crews joined the Leos in 1981 and was part of their 1985 Grey Cup championship team.[2] He was winner of the Tom Pate Memorial Award for community service. In 2010, he was elected into the BC Lions Wall of Fame.[3]
In 1995, Crews became head coach of the Vancouver Trojans and coached them for six seasons, compiling a 14 win, 42 loss and 2 tie record. In 1997, he was named BCFC Coach of the Year and was winner of the Gord Currie CJFL Coach of the Year Award.[citation needed]
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BC Lions 73rd Grey Cup champions
- 1 Darnell Clash
- 3 Jim Sandusky
- 4 Nelson Martin
- 5 Lui Passaglia
- 7 Bernie Glier
- 8 Ned Armour
- 9 Roy Dewalt
- 10 Melvin Byrd
- 11 Tim Cowan
- 12 Bruce Barnett
- 14 Freddie Sims
- 16 Ron Robinson
- 18 Keith Gooch
- 20 John Henry White
- 21 John Pankratz
- 24 Mervyn Fernandez
- 28 Larry Crawford
- 31 Kevin Konar
- 33 Ryan Potter
- 37 Glen Jackson
- 40 James "Quick" Parker
- 44 John Ulmer
- 52 Al Wilson
- 54 Glenn Leonhard
- 55 Ian Sinclair
- 60 Bennie Jones
- 61 Bryan Illerbrun
- 65 Gerald Roper
- 68 John Blain
- 69 Jamie Buis
- 72 Mark Debrueys
- 77 Mike Gray
- 90 Rick Klassen
- 91 Tyrone Crews
- 99 Nick Hebeler
- Head coach: Don Matthews
- Assistant coaches: Adam Rita
- Rich Ellerson
- Greg Newhouse
- Roy Shivers
- Ron Smeltzer
- Bob Vespaziani
