Athlete.  Wahoo High School Class of 1898. As a high school star, Crawford led Wahoo to two state football championships in 1896 and 1897 and was also noted for foot racing where ever he played. Crawford showed a prodigiousness for baseball at an early age and he left his home at 17 to play in the minor leagues, taking his hometown with him as a nickname, Wahoo Sam Crawford.

Crawford was considered by baseball experts to be the the premier power-hitter of his day and still holds baseball's career record for triples with 312. In fact, he led the American League in triples 5 times. Sam played in the outfield with Hall of Fame legend Ty Cobb.  He played with the Detroit Tigers for 15 of his 19 big league years during which Detroit won the pennant 3 years in a row. Sam became the first player in the modern era to win homerun titles in both the NL and the AL. Named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957.  Died in 1968 in California.