Joan Crawford
Inducted:
1997
Player Stats
5 ft 11 in.
Born
August 22, 1937,
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Position
Center
College
Clarendon Junior College
Joan Crawford was a dominant force in the era of Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball, which was the premier level of competition for women before the NCAA or WNBA existed. She led NBC to an incredible 10 AAU National Championships, including eight in a row from 1962 to 1969. She was a key member of the 1957 U.S. World Championship team that famously defeated the Soviet Union for the Gold Medal. She also earned two additional Gold Medals at the Pan American Games (1959, 1963). A model of consistency and longevity, she was named an AAU All-American in 13 consecutive seasons. She was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.
Crawford's Awards and Records
- Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (Inaugural Class, 1999)
- Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Hall of Fame
- 13x AAU All-American (1957–1969)
- Gold Medalist (1957 FIBA World Championship)
- 2x Gold Medalist (1959, 1963 Pan American Games)
- Was named Most Valuable Player at the 1963 and 1964 AAU National Tournaments
- Collected a pair of gold medals at the 1959 and 1963 Pan American Games
Teams
Chicago (1959)
São Paulo (1963)
National Team
Brazil
NBA Stats
AAU National Titles:
10 (1958, 1960, 1962–1969)
AAU All-American:
13 Consecutive Selections
World Championship Gold:
1 (1957)
Pan American Gold:
2 (1959, 1963)
AAU National MVP:
2 (1963, 1964)
International PPG:
16.3 ppg (1963 Pan Am Games)