Bryan Crawford (born February 18, 1982, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former Canadian football running back who played his entire pro career, 112 games with the Toronto Argonauts. He retired as the Argos all-time leader in special teams tackles with 137 and co-holds a CFL record for consecutive seasons with 20+ STT.

Early years

Bryan is the son of Glenn and Elaine Crawford. His younger brother Brad is his teammate on the Argonauts. while his sister Lauren is a freshman defender on the University of Buffalo women's soccer team. Bryan attended

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where he was named the team MVP, Athlete of the Year, and game MVP of the Hamilton Steel City Bowl. He played four seasons with the Golden Gaels of

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while pursuing a political science degree and won two bronze medals in the 2004-05 OUA track championship. In football, he was named Queen's Rookie of the Year in 2001, Queen's Special teams Player of the Year in 2002, and the MVP at the 2004

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East West All-Star game.

Professional career

Crawford ran a 4.50 second 40-yard dash in the 2005

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and was drafted in the fifth round, 44th overall, in the

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by the Argonauts. He made his regular season debut in week 11 of the

2005 CFL season The 2005 CFL season is considered to be the 52nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 48th Canadian Football League season. CFL News in 2005 New ownership groups took control of two CFL franchises in the 2005 sea ...

and continued to play as back-up running back and special teams player for the remainder of the season, including key special teams plays in Weeks 14 and 16 that saw him named ESQ player of the game for week 14. In the

2007 CFL season The 2007 CFL season was the 54th season of modern-day Canadian football, the 50th season of the Canadian Football League, and many special events were held to commemorate the event. Regular-season play began on June 28, 2007 at the Rogers Centre ...

, Crawford was one of just four players on the Argos' offence to play every game and led the Argos with a career-high 27 special teams tackles. He was recognized by his teammates as a special teams co-captain for his hard work and intelligent play. The Argonauts extended his contract through the

2010 CFL season The 2010 CFL season is the 57th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially, it is the 53rd Canadian Football League season. Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton hosted the 98th Grey Cup on November 28 when the Montreal Alouettes became the f ...

on January 8, 2008. on November 4, 2011, Bryan announced his retirement from pro football. He finished his career as the Argos all-time leader in special teams tackles with 137 to go along with 26 carries for 217 yards and two touchdowns on the ground and 17 receptions for 140 yards, averaging 8.2 yards per catch in 112 games played.

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External links

Toronto Argonauts profileQueen's Football Website
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