Dave Crowe Dave Crowe David William Crowe (18 October 1933 – 12 May 2000) was a New Zealand cricketer who played three first class matches for Canterbury and Wellington between 1953 and 1958. He was the father of New Zealand international Test and One Day International players Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe; and uncle of the actor Russell Crowe. In Cornwall Park there is a bench where his ashes were scattered, along with his friend Zac, overlooking the ground on which he played for Cornwall Cricket Club, where he also coached, captained and finally was President from 1995-99. Martin Crowe recalled in
Ray Crowe Ray Crowe Ray Crowe (May 30, 1915 — December 20, 2003) was a basketball coach, educator, school administrator, and public official in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known as the head basketball coach of Crispus Attucks High School from 1950 to 1957. His teams won the Indiana state basketball championship in 1955 and 1956, the first all-black school to win a state championship in the country, and the first Indianapolis team to win the Hoosier state tourney. He coached numerous Indiana All-Star players, including Oscar Robertson, Hallie Bryant, and Willie Meriweather. Crowe was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of