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Bernie Crimmins

American football player and coach (1919–1993)

Summary

American football player and coach (1919–1993)

Field	Value
name	Bernie Crimmins
birth_date
birth_place	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
death_date
player_years1	1939–1941
player_team1	Notre Dame
player_years2	1945
player_team2	Green Bay Packers
player_positions	Guard, halfback, fullback
coach_years1	1946–1951
coach_team1	Notre Dame (assistant)
coach_years2	1952–1956
coach_team2	Indiana
coach_years3	1957–1958
coach_team3	Notre Dame (assistant)
coach_years4	1959–1964
coach_team4	Purdue (assistant)
overall_record	13–32
awards	First-team All-American (1941)

Bernard Anthony Crimmins (April 19, 1919 – March 19, 1993) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was second-team All-America at guard on the 1941 United Press and International News Service All-American teams. Crimmins played professionally in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers for one season in 1945. From 1952 to 1956, Crimmins served as the head football coach at Indiana University Bloomington, compiling a record of 13–32. He was also an assistant football coach at Notre Dame from 1946 to 1951 and from 1957 to 1958, and an assistant football coach at Purdue University from 1959 through 1964.

During World War II, Crimmins served in the United States Navy. On March 29, 1943, Crimmins was assigned to Squadron 21 and told to report to Commander Motor Torpedo Squadron Twenty-One, Navy Yard, New York for outfitting. He then served as a PT boat commander in the Pacific where he was awarded a Silver Star. At the time of the award he was a Lieutenant (junior grade). Crimmins also was awarded a Presidential Citation and three battle stars.

Crimmins was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame on August 1, 1975.

Head coaching record

References

[[1941 College Football All-America Team]]s
"Bernie Crimmins Statistics". Pro Football Reference.
(October 2010). "Packers.com - Bernie Crimmins". Packers.com.
"Indiana State Hall of Fame – Coaching positions".
"PTBoats.org - Silver Star".
"Indiana State Hall of Fame – Military Record".
"Indiana State Hall of Fame – Military Record".

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