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Title: Interesting Article About the real Coach Hank Crisp Post by: SUPERCOACH on May 02, 2012, 10:51:10 AM Quote Although Crisp lost his hand cutting corn to fill a silo when he was 13, he became a standout athlete at Hampden-Sydney College and Virginia Polytechnical Institute (now known as Virginia Tech). He was the captain of the undefeated 1918 VPI squad that claimed the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship. After graduating he spent a year playing professional baseball then took the job as Alabama's head track coach in February 1921. Crisp quickly became a fixture within Crimson Tide Athletics. http://www.remembertherosebowl.com/2012/05/henry-gorham-crisp.html ??? Title: Re: Interesting Article About the real Coach Hank Crisp Post by: bama57 on May 02, 2012, 12:57:02 PM Very good read! THANKS!
Title: Re: Interesting Article About the real Coach Hank Crisp Post by: XBAMA on May 02, 2012, 04:11:08 PM thanks for sharing it :clap:
Title: Re: Interesting Article About the real Coach Hank Crisp Post by: Reelvalue on May 03, 2012, 08:45:08 AM Great read..Thanks SC..
Title: Re: Interesting Article About the real Coach Hank Crisp Post by: SUPERCOACH on May 03, 2012, 10:47:22 AM I'm still not sure how he played pro baseball with one hand. I think there used to be a pitcher that only had one hand, so maybe he was a pitcher. You certainly can't bat with only 1 hand, so that pretty much rules out every other position.
Title: Re: Interesting Article About the real Coach Hank Crisp Post by: bamalum67 on May 03, 2012, 04:44:37 PM Coach Crisp was my boss for a time when I was on the "work'study" program (1966).
He was a gentleman, and always had a great attitude. CPBB always had a soft spot for Coach Hank, and always made sure he had a job in the AD. He was one of a kind. |