| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1919-04-19)April 19, 1919 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1993(1993-03-19) (aged 73) |
| Playing career | |
| 1939–1941 | Notre Dame |
| 1945 | Green Bay Packers |
| Positions | Guard,halfback,fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946–1951 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1952–1956 | Indiana |
| 1957–1958 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1959–1964 | Purdue (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–32 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-teamAll-American (1941) | |
Bernard Anthony Crimmins (April 19, 1919 – March 19, 1993) was an Americanfootball player and coach. He playedcollege football at theUniversity of Notre Dame and was second-team All-America at guard on the 1941 United Press and International News Service All-American teams.[1] Crimmins played professionally in theNational Football League with theGreen Bay Packers for one season in 1945.[2][3] From 1952 to 1956, Crimmins served as the head football coach atIndiana University Bloomington, compiling a record of 13–32. He was also an assistant football coach at Notre Dame from 1946 to 1951 and from 1957 to 1958, and an assistant football coach at Purdue University from 1959 through 1964.[4]
DuringWorld War II, Crimmins served in theUnited States Navy. On March 29, 1943, Crimmins was assigned to Squadron 21 and told to report to Commander Motor Torpedo Squadron Twenty-One, Navy Yard, New York for outfitting. He then served as aPT boat commander in thePacific where he was awarded aSilver Star.[5] At the time of the award he was aLieutenant (junior grade). Crimmins also was awarded a Presidential Citation and three battle stars.[6]
Crimmins was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame on August 1, 1975.[7]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Hoosiers(Big Ten Conference)(1952–1956) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Indiana | 2–7 | 1–5 | 9th | |||||
| 1953 | Indiana | 2–7 | 1–5 | 9th | |||||
| 1954 | Indiana | 3–6 | 2–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1955 | Indiana | 3–6 | 1–5 | 9th | |||||
| 1956 | Indiana | 3–6 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
| Indiana: | 13–32 | 6–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–32 | ||||||||