| Paul Crane | |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Number: | 56 |
| Position1: | Center |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 212 |
| College: | Alabama |
| High School: | C. F. Vigor |
| Playing Years1: | 1966–1972 |
| Playing Team1: | New York Jets |
| Coaching Years1: | 1974–1977 |
| Coaching Team1: | Alabama (assistant) |
| Coaching Years2: | 1978–1981 |
| Coaching Team2: | Ole Miss (assistant) |
| Coaching Years3: | 1991–1998 |
| Coaching Team3: | McGill–Toolen HS (AL) |
| Career Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue1: | 5 |
| Statlabel2: | INT yards |
| Statvalue2: | 90 |
| Statlabel3: | INT return TDs |
| Statvalue3: | 1 |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue4: | 4 |
| Statlabel5: | Games played |
| Statvalue5: | 88 |
| Databasefootball: | CRANEPAU01 |
Paul Crane (January 29, 1944 – November 1, 2020) was an American professional football center for seven seasons for the New York Jets.
He graduated in 1962, from Vigor High School in Prichard, Alabama, near Mobile, and played college football for the University of Alabama.[1] [2]
Crane died on November 1, 2020, at the age of 76.[3] [4] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[5] [6]