George Pierre Crumbley Jr. (June 15, 1923 – September 15, 2009) was the founder of the
Peach Bowl, an American annual
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
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Crumbley was without national television for the initial Peach Bowl, held in 1968. After being rebuffed by ABC, NBC, and CBS, he turned to Vic Piano, founder of the
Mizlou Television Network, then a fledgling independent TV network.
Mizlou televised the game as its first major sporting event and eventually became the leading independent TV network in the 1970s and 1980s.
Crumbley headed the Peach Bowl for 18 years. The ''George P. Crumbley Trophy'', awarded to the winner of the game, is named for him.
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1923 births
2009 deaths
Peach Bowl
People from Georgia (U.S. state)
People from Atlanta
Air force personnel of World War II
American military personnel of World War II
American Christians
Methodists
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