Ron Crowe

An all-state basketball player who later went on to play at the University of Washington and Western Washington University, Ron Crowe was born May 11, 1938 in Tacoma. He earned all-state honors in both 1955 and 1956 at Puyallup High School, averaging 18.5 points per game during a senior season in which led the Vikings to a fifth-place state finish. He played freshman basketball at UW and participated on the Huskies varsity team for two years, serving a role as the team’s “sixth man” in 1958.

After transferring to Western Washington for his final collegiate season, Crowe led the Vikings to their firstever NAIA national tournament appearance in 1960. He earned honorable mention All-America, Washington state all-star and All-Evergreen conference honors that season, setting school records for most points in a game and a season (he averaged 20.7 points per game) and also for most free throws made in a season, a mark that stood for 46 years. He also established a new Evergreen Conference scoring record. He is a member of the WWU Athletic Hall of Fame and was voted to the school’s All-Century Men’s Basketball Team.

Owner of the Ron Crowe Insurance Agency and Puyallup’s only three-term mayor (1984-90), he has stayed involved in the local sports scene for more than 20 years as a radio color commentator.