Professional Football Player. For eight seasons (1961 to 1968), he played at the split-end and tight-end positions in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. He attended Greenville High School where he was a multi-sport athlete who excelled in baseball, basketball and track as well as football. He played collegiate football at the University of Mississippi ans distinguished himself when he was named Most Valuable player of the Senior Bowl in 1961. Selected by Cleveland during the 1st round (10th overall pick) of the 1961 NFL Draft, he appeared in 107 regular season games while compiling 58 receptions for 741 yards. Throughout the course of his career, Crespino was known for his defying middle-of-the-field catches. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
Professional Football Player. For eight seasons (1961 to 1968), he played at the split-end and tight-end positions in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. He attended Greenville High School where he was a multi-sport athlete who excelled in baseball, basketball and track as well as football. He played collegiate football at the University of Mississippi ans distinguished himself when he was named Most Valuable player of the Senior Bowl in 1961. Selected by Cleveland during the 1st round (10th overall pick) of the 1961 NFL Draft, he appeared in 107 regular season games while compiling 58 receptions for 741 yards. Throughout the course of his career, Crespino was known for his defying middle-of-the-field catches. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
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