George Daniel Crowe (March 22, 1921 – January 18, 2011) was a
Major League first baseman. He attended Franklin High School in
Franklin, Indiana, graduated from Indiana Central College, now the
University of Indianapolis, in 1943 and played baseball and basketball. He was the first
Indiana "Mr. Basketball". He was a first baseman with a nine-year career from 1952–1953, 1955–1961 and played for the
Boston Braves,
Milwaukee Braves,
Cincinnati Redlegs and
St. Louis Cardinals (all of the
National League). Crowe hit 31 home runs in 1957, filling in most of the season for the injured
Ted Kluszewski.