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But Carl Crawley’s athletic, business and personal reach went far beyond football fields. He is special in many ways. Crawley was a great athlete at Monessen High School, California University and in semi-professional football. As a Greyhound he played five sports: football, basketball, baseball, track and field and volleyball. Crawley was the main cog in Monessen’s 1956 WPIAL and PIAA volleyball championships. He graduated from Monessen in 1957. He was as adept as a 100-yard sprinter as he was in the shot put, exhibiting a rare combination of speed and strength. “I did a littl...