Edward Slater Crawford III (July 25, 1934 – July 9, 2017) was an

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player who played for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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, and

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at the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (Epithet, byname Ole Miss) is a Public university, public research university in University, near Oxford, Mississippi, United States, with a University of Mississippi Medical Center, medical center in Jackson, Miss ...

. Crawford served as the head coach of the

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team from 1962 to 1968. Crawford died of Alzheimer's disease in 2017.Former Ole Miss three-sport standout dies at 82
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1934 births 2017 deaths American football defensive backs New York Giants players Ole Miss Rebels baseball players Ole Miss Rebels football players Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players People from Corinth, Mississippi American men's basketball players Deaths from dementia in Mississippi Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in Mississippi 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensiveback-1930s-stub