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Fred Crolius
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Career
He was the first player from Tufts University to play Major League Baseball. He was at Tufts in 1894, and at Dartmouth College, where he also played college football, from 1896 until 1899. He spent two years in majors with the Boston Beaneaters and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Crolius also played pro football with the independent Homestead Library & Athletic Club and the Pittsburgh Stars of the first National Football League.
He later served as a coach for both sports after his playing career ended. Baseball
After his playing career, Crolius served as the coach the Villanova Wildcats baseball team from 1905 until 1911.
While with Villanova, acquired a 116–45–5 record. He also served as the manager of the Lancaster Red Roses, where he guided the team to a 70–58 record in 1906.
Football
In 1899, he also served as the head coach for the Bowdoin College football team
He guided Bowdoin to a 2–6 record. In 1902, Crolius was the head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers football team That year the team racked up a 5–6–1 record.
Crolius then coached the Villanova Wildcats to an 18–38–5 record between 1904 and 1911.
