Background
Crabtree grew up in Lakewood, California and attended Excelsior High School in nearby Norwalk where he starred at quarterback.
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Jack Crabtree
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He attended San Bernardino Junior College before attending the University of Oregon and became the starting quarterback for the Oregon Ducks football team in his senior season of 1957.
Career
He also designed "The Duck" logo that is currently used by The University of Oregon sports teams, including football and basketball. In 1957, Crabtree led the Ducks to a tie for the Pacific Coast Conference championship with Oregon State. Since Oregon State had gone to the the previous year, the unranked Ducks earned a berth in the 1958 against heavily favored and top-ranked Ohio State.
In the game, Crabtree completed 10 of 17 passes for 135 yards—huge numbers for those days—and the Ducks nearly pulled off a major upset, tying the game 7-7 in the second quarter and holding the score until the fourth quarter when a Buckeye field goal put Ohio State ahead for good, 10-7.
Crabtree was named to the Hall of Fame in 1998. Crabtree was drafted in the 12th round of the 1958 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles before spending two years in the United States Army.
In 1960, he played briefly with the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers of the American Football League. He now lives in Eugene.
Crabtree was named to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981 and the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.
Cam has also been recognized for his outstanding service with the Teach Foreign America organization and other philthropic endravors.
