Carl Crennel
| Date of birth | September 14, 1948 |
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| Place of birth | Lynchburg, Virginia |
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| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | LB |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| College | West Virginia |
| NFL draft | 1970 / Round: 9 / Pick: 209 |
| Drafted by | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Career history | |
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| 1970 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1971 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1972–1979 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1979 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1980 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1981 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| CFL East All-Star | 1973, 1978, 1979 |
| Honors | 1974, 1977 - Grey Cup Champion |
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Carl Crennel (born September 14, 1948 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is a former linebacker in the National Football League, and the Canadian Football League. He played for one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL, and for several different teams in the CFL, most notably Montreal Alouettes from 1972-1979. He was drafted in the 1970 NFL Draft out of West Virginia, where he captained the Mountaineers to a 10-1 record in 1969 and a victory in the Peach Bowl; he was named MVP in the game. [1][2] In 1998 Crennel was made a member of the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame. [3]
He is the younger brother of Romeo Crennel, former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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