SportsPickle - Filed Under "Carl Crawford" http://www.sportspickle.com/tag/carl-crawford Filed Under "Carl Crawford" /article/51 Who is Carl Crawford? Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:02:36 -0400 Carl Crawford won the MVP in the All-Star Game thanks to his catch in the seventh inning that prevented a home run. But as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, Crawford flies under the radar a bit.


Who is this guy? Here are some facts about Carl Crawford.


Crawford was a three-sport star in high school who received a scholarship offer to play point guard at UCLA, as well as scholarship offers to play quarterback at Nebraska, USC, Oklahoma, Florida and Tulsa. Tulsa's scholarship offer letter began: "Okay, come on now. Don't crumple this up and throw it in the trash before even reading it! Hear us out. Please. It will take you two minutes to read this letter, tops. Then you can be on your way. Deal? Deal."


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