 He played end for Notre Dame's "Seven Mule" team and was named Notre Dame's football captain in 1925.After graduation, Crowe took a position as a coach at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.There he coached the football team from 1926 to 1931, compiling a record of 23–27–3, and the basketball team from 1928–1932, tallying a 41–31 mark in four seasons.