Carl Crennel

Carl Crennell played at the University of West Virginia, where he helped lead the Mountaineers to a 10-1 record in 1969 and a victory in the Peach Bowl where he was the tgeam captain and the MVP in the game. In 1970, Crennel played in the Hulu Bowl and was then drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ningth round of the 1970 NFL draft. Crennel played one season in Pittsburgh and then came to the CFL where he played 11 seasons from 1971 to 1981. Crennel mainly played in Hamilton, but also with short stops in Hamilton, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Saskatchewan. Mainly a linebacker, Crennel also played some defensive end. Crennel started his career with Winnipeg in 1979 after being released by the Steelers. Crennell moved to Monreal in 1972 and would remain there until late in the 1979 season when he was traded to Edmonton to make room for highly touted rookie Tom Couisineau at middle linebacker. The Eskimos were looking for someone to fill in at middle linebacker after Dan Kepley was injured. With Kepley back in 1980, Crennel was traded to Hamilton for the rights to Harry Walters. Crennel finished his career with one in Saskatchewan (1981). Crennel won three East All-Stars at linebacker while with Montreal in 1973, 1978 and 1979. Crennel played in 6 Grey Cup Games, winning 3 and losing 3. Crennel was on the winning end in 1974 and 1977 with Montreal and 1979 with Edmonton. That 1979 win came against the Montreal Alouettes, the team that traded him late in the season . In one of those twists of fate that happen so often in football, Couisineau was named the outstanding defensive player in that game. The losses came in 1975 and 1978 with Montreal and 1980 with Hamilton. Crennel is a member of the University of West Virginai Sports Hall of Fame.

Carl Crennel in the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame

Carl Crennel in Wikipedia

NFL Stats for Carl Crennel

Carl Crennel on fanbase.com

Crennel Through With Montreal - October 15, 1979

Alouettes Unload Crennel To Edmonton - October 16, 1979

Crennel Leaves Madhouse, Bitter and Relieved - October 18, 1979

Sweet Revenge for Crennel - November 26, 1979

Crennel Traded to Hamilton - April 16, 1980

Crennel Wants More than Winner's Recognition - November 13, 1980
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**GP, Interceptions and Fumble Returns**
Year	Team	GP	Int	Yds	Avg	TDInt	Long	FR	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1971	WPG	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1972	MON	14	3	34	11.3	0	18	2	0	0	0	0
1973	MON	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	31	15.5	1	31
1974	MON	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1975	MON	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	MON	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977	MON	16	3	45	15	0	23	1	0	0	0	0
1978	MON	16	2	30	15	0	20	3	0	0	0	0
1979	MON	13	1	15	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0
1979	EDM	2	1	18	18	1	18	0	0	0	0	0
1980	HAM	16	2	15	7.5	0	12	2	0	0	0	0
1981	SASK	15	1	7	7	0	7	1	0	0	0	0

**Fumbles**
Year	Team	F	OFR
1971	WPG	0	0
1972	MON	0	1
1973	MON	0	1
1974	MON	0	0
1975	MON	1	1
1976	MON	0	1
1977	MON	0	0
1978	MON	0	0
1979	MON	0	0
1979	EDM	0	0
1980	HAM	0	0
1981	SASK	0	1

**KO and Punt Returns**
Year	Team	KOR	Yds	Avg	Long	PR	Yds	Avg	Long
1971	WPG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	MON	2	22	11	12	0	0	0	0
1974	MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	MON	5	58	11.6	15	0	0	0	0
1976	MON	3	14	4.7	14	0	0	0	0
1977	MON	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0
1978	MON	1	6	6	6	1	-1	-1	-1
1979	MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979	EDM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980	HAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981	SASK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

**Sacks**
Year	Team	Sacks
1971	WPG
1972	MON
1973	MON
1974	MON
1975	MON
1976	MON
1977	MON
1978	MON
1979	MON
1979	EDM
1980	HAM
1981	SASK	2

Quarterback sacks were first officially kept in 1981. Defensive tackles were not kept until 1987.

**Blocked Kicks**
Year	Team	BK	BC	BFG	BP
1971	WPG	0	0	0	0
1972	MON	0	0	0	0
1973	MON	0	0	0	0
1974	MON	1
1975	MON	0	0	0	0
1976	MON	0	0	0	0
1977	MON	0	0	0	0
1978	MON	0	0	0	0
1979	MON	0	0	0	0
1979	EDM	0	0	0	0
1980	HAM	0	0	0	0
1981	SASK	0	0	0	0

Carl Crennel