Carl Crennel
Carl Lee Crennel
Born: September 14, 1948
Lynchburg, VA USA
Deceased: August 19, 2023
Position: LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230
College: West Virginia
High School: E.C. Glass (Lynchburg, VA)
Career: 1970-1981
Drafted: 1970 in Round 9, #209 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Carl Crennel played from 1970 to 1981 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Pittsburgh Steelers, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Crennel intercepted 14 passes for 164 yards in his career.
 Pittsburgh Steelers |
 Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
 Montreal Alouettes |
 Edmonton Eskimos |
 Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
 Saskatchewan Roughriders |
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| CFL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| CFL | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 15 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| CFL | 14 | 164 | 11.7 | 23 | 1 | |
| Totals | 14 | 164 | 11.7 | 23 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CFL | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 1974 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1977 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1973 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1979 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | |
| 1972 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
| 1973 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | |
| 1974 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | |
| 1975 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | |
| 1976 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 7 | |
| 1977 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | |
| 1978 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 13 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | |
| 1980 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | |
| 1981 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 15 |
Honors
1973 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1978 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1979 - CFL CFL East All-Star
