Crazylegs (film)

Crazylegs
Directed by	Francis D. Lyon
Produced by	Hall Bartlett
Written by	Hall Bartlett
Starring	Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch Lloyd Nolan Joan Vohs James Millican Bob Waterfield Bob Kelley Larry Brink James Brown John Brown Louise Lorimer Joseph Crehan Joel Marston Bill Brundige Win Hirsch Melvyn Arnold
Music by	Leith Stevens
Cinematography	Virgil Miller
Edited by	Cotton Warburton
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release dates	November 15, 1953 (1953-11-15)
Running time	87 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Crazylegs is a 1953 film about Elroy Hirsch's football career. In college (University of Wisconsin and University of Michigan) his unconventional dynamic running style allowed him to change directions in a multitude of ways. The media dubbed him "Crazylegs". The name stuck all through his professional career and life. The bulk of this film is centered on his college days. One of the highlights of the film is when his Michigan team was informed it would play in the Rose Bowl on Jan 1, 1948. At that time, the Rose Bowl chose various teams from non-Western conferences to play their Pacific Coast Conference (Now the Pac-12) Champion. That game was the first of the long relationship pitting the two champions of the Big 10 and Pacific Coast conferences in the Rose Bowl. Crazylegs later became part of the foundation of the "Three End" with the LA Rams. This film captures the genuine quality of Hirsch’s personality, with Hirsch playing himself in the part.

The film premiered in Wausau, Wisconsin, Hirsch's hometown. Cotton Warburton's editing was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.

External links

• Crazylegs at IMDb