Jim Crawford (college)
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James Robert Crawford
(Crawdaddy)
- Born August 24, 1938 in Stonewall, MS USA
- Died October 18, 2021
Biographical Information[edit]
Jim Crawford was a college coach, minor league coach and scout.
Crawford was a high school coach then was an assistant under Eddie Stanky at the University of South Alabama. In 1980, he was head coach when Stanky took a year off to recover from heart surgery. In 1989, he coached for the Gastonia Rangers. Crawford became a Chicago Cubs scout in 1991, signing Ryan Theriot, Chris Booker and Hayden Simpson. He retired in 2016.
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