Fred Crawford Inducted in 2002

Frederick Russell Crawford Jr. a New York City native attended Samuel Gompers in the Bronx, he later attend St Bonaventure (1960-64). Crawford was drafted in the fourth round of the 1964 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. Previously, he had been drafted by the Knicks in the 1963 NBA draft. He eventually played with the Knicks in the NBA in 1967. The following year, he was sold to the Los Angeles Lakers. In 1969, he was again sold, this time to the Milwaukee Bucks. Later, Crawford was selected by the Buffalo Braves in the 1970 NBA Expansion Draft. He was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers later that year.