George Crowther

George M. "Kid" Crowther (October 3, 1891 – July 23, 1963) was an American football player. He was named the consensus All-American at quarterback in 1912.

Biography A native of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Crowther enrolled at Brown University where he played three years of varsity football. He was Brown's starting quarterback from 1910 to 1912. He received the nickname "Kid" because of his small size.

Crowther also handled kickoff and punt returns for Brown, and in 1911 he tied the Brown record for the longest kickoff return with a 110-yard return against UMass. Crowther also had other long runs, including a 65-yard kickoff return against Bowdoin.

Crowther also played baseball at Brown and later in semi-professional leagues around New England.

Crowther lived in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in his later years. Crowther died less than a year later in July 1963.

Crowther was posthumously inducted into the Brown University Hall of Fame in 1972.