Dan Crowley

Dan Crowley (born March 14, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Italian Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Towson Tigers, setting several school records. After college, Crowley professionally debuted in 1995 for the CFL USA team, the Baltimore Stallions. Crowley also played for the Montreal Alouettes in 1996. After playing for the IFL's Bergamo Lions from 1998 to 1999, Crowley returned to the CFL and played for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1999 until 2001. Known as a career backup, Crowley received his first major starting opportunity with the expansion Ottawa Renegades in 2002, becoming the team's first starting quarterback.

Early life and college A Bowie, Maryland native, Crowley attended DeMatha Catholic High School. He graduated from DeMatha in 1991. During his time at Towson, the school was named Towson State University. During his junior season in 1993, Crowley set the school record for career passing touchdowns at 51.

Crowley ended his Towson career with school records in passing attempts (1,169), completions (617), yards (8,900), and touchdowns (81).

Montreal Alouettes After a season with the Stallions, Crowley signed with Montreal Alouettes in 1996. During his tenure with Montreal, he served as a backup to Tracy Ham. Crowley started 4 games for the Eskimos. Additionally, he would be the franchise's first starting quarterback. Crowley, however, played average football in his 13 starts throughout Ottawa's inaugural season. Crowley was replaced by Kerry Joseph, who went on to pass Crowley in terms of franchise records.

After football After his professional football career ended, Crowley became a staff member of Towson University's athletic department. In 2010, he was inducted into the university's athletic Hall of Fame.

Career statistics College Year Team Games Passing GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate 1991 Towson State 10 5 1–4 – – – 1,783 – 16 – – 1992 Towson State 10 10 5–5 – – – 2,322 – 14 – – 1993 Towson State 10 10 8–2 – 217 – 1,882 – 23 4 – 1994 Towson State 10 10 8–2 – – – 2,913 – 28 – –Totals 40 35 22–13 617 1,169 52.8 8,900 7.6 81 – –

CFL Passing Rushing Year Team 1995 BAL 18 0 2 8 50.0 21 0 1 0.0 – – – – – 1996 MTL 8 0 5 15 33.3 39 0 1 14.6 – – – – – 1999 EDM 18 1 22 49 44.9 216 0 3 32.4 6 36 6.0 9 0 2000 EDM 18 3 94 178 52.8 1,313 10 13 65.1 19 143 7.5 20 1 2001 EDM 18 0 13 26 50.0 167 1 0 83.3 1 19 19.0 19 0 2002 OTT 18 13 223 454 49.1 2,697 16 19 62.1 41 275 6.7 35 4 2003 OTT 3 3 43 86 50.0 480 2 3 60.2 9 57 6.3 17 0Totals 101 20 402 816 49.3 4,933 29 40 – 76 530 7.0 35 5