He was selected in the 1970 NFL draft out of West Virginia, where he captained the Mountaineers to a 10–1 record in 1969 and a victory in the Peach Bowl; he was named MVP in the game.
[1][2] In 1998 Crennel was made a member of the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame.
[3] Crennel was the younger brother of Romeo Crennel, the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs, and the interim head coach of the Houston Texans during the final 12 games of the 2020 season.
[citation needed] Carl Crennel died on August 19, 2023, at the age of 74.
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