Crowley ISD Connections Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 8

a name that will stick
Crowley High School names football field after two-time Super
Bowl champion and former Eagle standout, Gary Reasons
On opening night of the 2016 season, the Crowley High
School football program recognized one of the greatest
players to ever wear the purple and white.
Gary Reasons was a standout multi-sport athlete for the
Eagles, earning 13 varsity letters from 1976-80. He was
an all-region linebacker and First Team All-State tight
end as a senior.
He earned a scholarship to play linebacker at
Northwestern State University in Louisiana, where he
was the first three-time All American in Division 1-AA
(FCS) history. In 1996, he was among the inaugural class
of small school college players inducted into the College
Football Hall of Fame.

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His nine-year NFL career included highlights such as:
• Selected to the NFL All-Rookie Team in 1984
• Selected to the All-Madden and All-NFL Teams in 1989
• Member of the New York Giants teams that won Super
Bowl XXI and XXV
Reasons returned to Crowley High School in January
as part of the National Football League’s Super Bowl
High School Honor Roll initiative to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the Super Bowl. He returned to campus to
deliver a golden football and present the school with his
varsity letter jacket.