Carol Crawford

{{Short description|American backgammon and bridge player}}

Carol Ann Crawford (February 22, 1934 – August 10, 1982),{{cite book |author=American Contract Bridge League |author-link=American Contract Bridge League |title=The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition)|page=600}} also known as Carol Stolkin and Carol Ross, was an American backgammon and bridge player from Buffalo, New York who spent many years in Detroit, Michigan. In 1973, she became the second woman to win the World Backgammon Championship.

She was the second wife of John R. Crawford.{{cite news|title=John R. Crawford, contract bridge expert|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/172946469/?terms=John%2BR.%2BCrawford|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|publisher=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Monday, - Page 14|date=February 16, 1976|page=14|language=en}} Like her husband, she had talent in both backgammon and bridge.{{cite news|last1=Truscott|first1=Alan|title=Bridge: Carol Crawford Achieved A Lot in Different Games|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/13/nyregion/bridge-carol-crawford-achieved-a-lot-in-different-games.html|accessdate=July 19, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=August 13, 1982}}