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Phillies' Justin Crawford is good — but dad Carl Crawford's 3-sport history is insane
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Justin Crawford is seizing some early headlines for the Philadelphia Phillies , including with his first career walk-off hit.
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And most Phillies fans at this point know that Justin is the son of four-time MLB All-Star Carl Crawford .
But what many don't realize is just how incredible an athlete Carl Crawford was.
In high school, Crawford had a scholarship offer to play point guard at UCLA. He had scholarship offers to play quarterback at USC, Oklahoma and Nebraska, too.
In the end, Crawford chose baseball, and that worked out OK.
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Crawford, originally from the Houston area, became one of the most exciting players in MLB in a career that included the Devil Rays , Dodgers and Red Sox .
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He led the league in triples four times, and he led the league in steals four times.
Crawford finished his career as a .290 hitter with 1,931 hits, 309 doubles, 123 triples, 136 home runs and 480 stolen bases.
Justin has a lot to live up to.
But it's going to be tough for many athletes to ever even approach the level of ability that Carl Crawford once had.
