Jack Crain

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name = Jack Crain


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career_start = 1938
career_end = 1940
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weight_lb = 155
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date|1920|1|7
birth_place = Nocona, Texas
death_date = death date and age|1994|10|22|1920|1|7
death_place = Nocona, Texas
highschool = Nocona High School
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awards = All-SWC Player of the Year (1939, '40)
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Jack Crain (January 7, 1920 – October 22, 1994) was a football player for the University of Texas at Austin who later served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives. He was named an All Southwest Conference player in 1939 and 1940, and was twice selected All-American. [http://noconachamber.netfirms.com/articles/crain.htm ]

High School

Crain grew up in Nocona, Texas, where he was known as the Nocona Nugget. [http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv01/CFHSNv01n3b.pdf] During high school he scored 258 points, and his team won a Class B regional title. Crain's football talents were gaining attention in the media; consequently, he was selected to play in the 1938 Oil Bowl (high school). Fifty-six years later, he would be inducted in the Oil Bowl (high school) Hall of Fame. Jack Crain Football Stadium of the Nocona Independent School District is now named for him.

College career

Coach Dana X. Bible thought that Jack (Jackrabbit) Crain helped lay the foundation for the University of Texas at Austin Longhorn's rise from mediocrity to preeminence. In the game between the Longhorns and Razorbacks, Crain an unknown sophomore, ran a quick kick back to help UT later score from seven yards out. Late in the game, Crain scored a touchdown to tie the game at 13–13. Finally, as the clock ran out Crain kicked the extra point himself for the 14–13 win. At the University of Texas, Crain set records that still stand today.

After college

When Crain's college career ended, he joined the U.S. Navy as an officer in World War II. Following the war, he returned to Nocona, where he lived for the rest of his life. His celebrity status helped him to be elected to three terms in the Texas House of Representatives from District 61.

In 1978, his wife, Jean Crain, was killed when a building in downtown Nocona collapsed from a heavy accumulation of snow. [http://www.noconacn.net/crain/jack_crain.htm] This event provided the impetus for Crain to found a church called Jean's Men's Bible Class. This nondenominational church, named after his wife, is still active today. Crain died October 22, 1994, at the age of 74.

References

* cite web
last =Schmidt
first =Ray
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title =The Nocona Cowboy
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url =http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv01/CFHSNv01n3b.pdf
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accessdate = 2007-07-05
* cite web
last =
first =Nocona ISD Web Authors
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title =Jack Crain
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publisher =Nocona Chamber of Commerce
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url =http://www.noconachamber.netfirms.com/articles/crain.htm
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accessdate = 2007-07-05
* cite web
last =Little | first =Bill
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title =The Play that Changed the Face of Texas Football
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publisher =MackBrown-Texas Football
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url =http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/records_ind_defensive.pdf
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accessdate = 2007-07-05
* cite web
last =
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title =Great Games & Moments: Pre-1940
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publisher =MackBrown-Texas Football
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url =http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=1370&change_well_id=2 MackBrown-TexasFootball.Com
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accessdate = 2007-07-05
* cite web
last =Little
first =Bill
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coauthors =
title =Great Games & Moments: Pre-1940
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publisher =MackBrown-Texas Football
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url =http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/pages/billcommentary/2003/090603.html
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accessdate = 2007-07-05
* cite web
last =
first =
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title =Jack Crain
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publisher =Nocona Community Network
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url =http://www.noconacn.net/crain/jack_crain.htm
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accessdate = 2007-07-05
* cite web
last =
first =
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title =Individual Interception Records
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publisher =MackBrown-Texas Football
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url =http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/records_ind_defensive.pdf
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accessdate = 2007-07-05
* cite web
last =
first =
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title =Texas Longhorn's Men's Athletic Hall of Fame
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publisher =TexasSports.Com
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url=http://www.texassports.com/mainpages/001_structure/hoh_pages/hoh_3_cra_ell.html
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accessdate = 2007-07-05
* cite web
last =Finnell
first =Charles
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title =House Bill No. 26
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publisher =Texas House of Representatives
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url =http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/74R/billtext/doc/HR00026I.doc
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accessdate = 2007-07-05
* cite web
last =Demoss
first =Brandon
authorlink =
coauthors =Bill Spencer
title =Saving the UT Football Program
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publisher =Nocona Community Network
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url =http://www.noconacn.net/crain/UT.htm
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accessdate = 2007-07-05

External links

* [http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/records_ind_defensive.pdf MackBrown-TexasFootball.Com]
* [http://www.noconacn.net/crain/jack_crain.htm Nocona Community Web]
* [http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv01/CFHSNv01n3b.pdf The Nocona Cowboy by Ray Schmidt]
* [http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/pages/billcommentary/2003/090603.html Bill Little's Commentary (MackBrown-TexasFootball.Com)]
* [http://noconachamber.netfirms.com/articles/crain.htm Nocona Chamber of Commerce Web]
* [http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/sportsextra/stories/ou_sportsxtra.asp?s=051007_OU_FB4_Harri31725&sp=fb Tulsa World Sports Extra]
* [http://www.oilbowl.com/honored_guests.htm Oil Bowl Web]
* [http://www.noconacn.net/crain/heisman.htm NHS Grad Flirted With Heisman]
* [http://www.texassports.com/mainpages/001_structure/hoh_pages/hoh_3_cra_ell.htmlTexas Longhorns Men's Athletic Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/74R/billtext/doc/HR00026I.doc H.R. No. 26, Texas House of Representatives Bill]
* [http://www.noconacn.net/crain/playbook.htm Jack Crain's Playbook]