Nat Craddock

Nat Craddock

No. 32
Position:	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	(1940-12-13) December 13, 1940 (age 84) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:	Parsons
AFL draft:	1963 / round: 22 / pick: 174
Career history
Baltimore Colts (1963) Montreal Alouettes (1964–1965)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team Little All-American (1962)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Nathaniel "Crash" Craddock (born December 3, 1940) is a former American football fullback who played college football for Parsons College and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts during the 1963 season and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) during the 1964 and 1965 seasons.

Early life

A native of Des Moines, Iowa, he played college football at Parsons in Fairfield, Iowa, from 1959 to 1962.[1][2]

Professional football

He played professional football for the Baltimore Colts during the 1963 season, appearing in three NFL games.[3]

He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes during the 1964 and 1965 seasons. He appeared in nine CFL games.[1][4]

Later years

After retiring from football, Craddock worked as a strength and conditioning coach at a Des Moines high school and as the intramural program coordinator at Kirkwood Community College. In 1984, he opened a Nautilus fitness center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[5]

References

1. "Nat Craddock". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
2. "Who Owns Gridder Nat Craddock?". The Tampa Times. September 10, 1963. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Nate Craddock Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
4. "New Lens, Weight Help Nat Craddock". The Gazette. September 17, 1964. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Becky Stover (August 29, 1984). "Nat Craddock: Running new Nautilus fitness center in C.R. is no weighty matter for him". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids). p. 10L – via Newspapers.com.