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Frederick Russell Crawford Jr. (born December 23, 1941) is an American former
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player who played in the
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(NBA). Crawford was drafted in the fourth round of the
1964 NBA draft The 1964 NBA draft was the 18th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 4, 1964, before the 1964–65 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players ...
by the
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. Previously, he had been drafted by the Knicks in the
1963 NBA draft The 1963 NBA draft was the 17th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 30 and May 7, 1963, before the 1963–64 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college baske ...
. He eventually played with the Knicks in the NBA in 1967. The following year, he was sold to the
Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...
. In 1969, he was again sold, this time to the
Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...
. Later, Crawford was selected by the
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in the 1970 NBA expansion draft. He was traded to the
Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...
later that year. Crawford played for the Wilmington Blue Bombers of the
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(EPBL) from 1964 to 1967. He won an EPBL championship with the Blue Bombers in 1966. Crawford was selected to the All-EPBL First Team in 1966.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

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, 19 , , - , , 10.1 , , .379 , , - , , .632 , , 2.5 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 5.9 , - , align="left" , 1967–68 , align="left" ,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...
, 31 , , - , , 13.7 , , .367 , , - , , .627 , , 2.7 , , 1.5 , , - , , - , , 5.4 , - , align="left" , 1967–68 , align="left" ,
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 38 , , - , , 19.9 , , .482 , , - , , .617 , , 2.9 , , 2.5 , , - , , - , , 10.3 , - , align="left" , 1968–69 , align="left" ,
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 81 , , - , , 20.9 , , .465 , , - , , .539 , , 2.7 , , 1.9 , , - , , - , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" ,
Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
, 77 , , - , , 17.3 , , .480 , , - , , .682 , , 2.4 , , 2.9 , , - , , - , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" , Buffalo , 15 , , - , , 13.5 , , .340 , , - , , .615 , , 2.3 , , 1.6 , , - , , - , , 5.9 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" ,
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 36 , , - , , 12.5 , , .423 , , - , , .444 , , 1.9 , , 1.5 , , - , , - , , 5.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 297 , , - , , 17.0 , , .446 , , - , , .595 , , 2.5 , , 2.1 , , - , , - , , 6.8


Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1966–67 , align="left" ,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...
, 4 , , - , , 28.0 , , .425 , , - , , .500 , , 6.0 , , 4.0 , , - , , - , , 17.0 , - , align="left" , 1967–68 , align="left" ,
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 15 , , - , , 17.1 , , .434 , , - , , .543 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , - , , - , , 6.1 , - , align="left" , 1968–69 , align="left" ,
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, 5 , , - , , 4.0 , , .500 , , - , , .000 , , 0.6 , , 0.6 , , - , , - , , 0.8 , - , align="left" , 1969–70 , align="left" ,
Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
, 10 , , - , , 20.8 , , .386 , , - , , .833 , , 3.5 , , 3.7 , , - , , - , , 8.8 , - , align="left" , 1970–71 , align="left" ,
Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 1 , , - , , 9.0 , , .500 , , - , , .750 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , - , , - , , 7.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 35 , , - , , 17.3 , , .417 , , - , , .632 , , 2.8 , , 2.1 , , - , , - , , 7.4


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Freddie 1941 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City Buffalo Braves players Los Angeles Lakers players Milwaukee Bucks players New York Knicks draft picks New York Knicks players Philadelphia 76ers players Shooting guards St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players Wilmington Blue Bombers players