John Jacob Crouthamel (June 27, 1938 – November 6, 2022) was an American football player, coach, and college athletic director.
[1][2] He attended Pennridge High School, where he played on a team that won 26 of 27 games in three years.
[5] Crouthamel played as a two-way halfback position for the Dartmouth Big Green football team.
[9][10] He was the last player cut in the preseason by the Cowboys, and ended up playing with the AFL's Boston Patriots for one year in their inaugural season.
His teams compiled a record of 41–20–2 (.667) and won or shared three consecutive Ivy League championships (1971–73).
[3] In 2000, Jake Crouthamel was named the NACDA Division IA Northeast Region Athletics Director of the Year and received the Chancellor's Citation for Excellence in 2002.
[10] In 2007, he received the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) James Lynah Distinguished Achievement Award.