Crawford Ker’s father was a Buckingham Palace Guardsman who immigrated to America in the 1960s, worked multiple jobs to pay for their ranch home in Florida, and eventually paid for a one-way ticket to Arizona for young Crawford to develop into a better football player. Crawford was a 145-pound kid in high school, but he developed into a 200+ pound JUCO All-American for Arizona Western (1981 and 1982) before transferring to Florida. By the time “Big Daddy” arrived in Gainesville, he had bulked up to 280+ pounds and could bench 515 pounds, which made him a strong presence on The Great Wall of Florida under coaches Charley Pell and Galen Hall. He was honorable mention All American and Second Team All SEC in 1984. He was a third round draft pick for the Dallas Cowboys, where he played from 1985 to 1990.
