Jim Crowther
Jim Crowther
Full Name:  James P. Crowther, Jr
     Born:  February 12, 1933, New York, N.Y.
     Died:  September 9, 2015, Hendersonville, N.C.


FSU Career
Swimming & Diving
Year  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
52-53         5-6  135  Jr       Tallahassee                     
Tennis
Year  Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1951  5-6  135  Fr       Tallahassee                             
1953  5-6  135  Jr       Tallahassee                             
1954  5-6  135  Sr   *   Tallahassee                             


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Obituary for James P. Crowther Jr.
Published in The Times-News, Burlington, NC on Sept. 12, 2015.

Rev. James P. "Jim" Crowther Jr, 82, passed away at Pardee Hospital on September 9th, 2015. Jim was born in New York City, New York, to the late Comm. James and Charlotte Rollard-Crowther. He attended the St. Andrews School for middle and high school in Manchester Tennessee. Upon graduation he attended Florida State University, where he played tennis and graduated with a degree in Arts and Science. After completing his degree at Florida State University, he attended Sewanee School of Divinity in Sewanee, TN. Jim was trained as a medical missionary at Harvard University and served as a missionary in West Africa during the 1950's. He was an avid tennis enthusiast and served as an official referee in the U.S. Open in New York City. In Addition to his ministry duties, he served at head tennis coach and assistant football coach at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greensboro, NC. During his years in the ministry he served in many churches in the Dioseis of South Carolina and Georgia. Rev. Crowther is survived by a niece Leslie Saunders of Kamas, Utah.



FSU Statistics
Tennis
Singles Results
      Highest   vs          3    Fall/Spring
Year    Rank   Rank  ACC   Sets  Tournaments   1     2     3     4     5     6    NCAA Total
---- -------- ----- ----- -----  ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
1954                                                                         0-1         0-1
Tot                                                                          0-1         0-1

Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Partner Year Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------- ---- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Dan Boda 1951 1-0 1-0 Tom Morgan 1954 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 Jack Egan 1954 0-1 0-1 Totals 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 3-1
Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 05/01/1954 6 Dick Gardner Florida Southern Col L 6-3, 6-1 0- 1
Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ 05/02/1951 1 Dan Boda Don Adams/Midge Verplank Florida Southern Col W 6-0, 6-0 1- 0 04/13/1954 3 Jack Egan Sam Fleming/Stan Steinberg Georgia L 8-6, 6-4 1- 1 04/20/1954 3 Tom Morgan Gene Plummer/Carter Smith Mercer W 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 2- 1 04/27/1954 2 Tom Morgan Al Cazin/Ben Fielding Tampa W 7-5, 6-1 3- 1