Crain's football talents were gaining attention in the media; consequently, he was selected to play in the 1938 Oil Bowl (high school).
Coach Dana X. Bible thought that Jack (Jackrabbit) Crain helped lay the foundation for the University of Texas at Austin Longhorn's rise from mediocrity to preeminence in the late 1930s.
In the game between the Longhorns and Razorbacks in October 1939, Crain an unknown sophomore, ran a quick kick back to help UT later score from seven yards out.
In 1978, his wife, Jean Crain, was killed when a building in downtown Nocona collapsed from a heavy accumulation of snow.
[3] This event provided the impetus for Crain to found a church called Jean's Men's Bible Class.