Oliver Crewe
{{Short description|Armagh Gaelic footballer (1947–2020)}}
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{{Infobox GAA player
| code= Football
| sport = Gaelic football
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| name = Oliver Crewe
| irish = Oilibhéar de Criú
| birth_date= 27 February 1947
| death_date= 2 May 2020 (aged 73)
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| nickname = The quiet man
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| county = Armagh
| province = Ulster
| club = Clan na Gael
Dowdallshill
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| clcounty = 7
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| counties = Armagh
| icposition = Right wing-back
| icyears = 1968-1974
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| birth_place=Lurgan, Northern Ireland
| death_place=Dundalk, Republic of Ireland
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Oliver Crewe (27 February 1947 – 2 May 2020) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Clan na Gael and Dowdallshill clubs and at senior level for the Armagh county team.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0318/1287110-dealgan-house/|title=Call for inquiry into nursing homes deaths during pandemic|publisher=RTÉ News|date=18 March 2022|access-date=18 March 2022|first=|last=}}
Career
Crewe first came to Gaelic football prominence as a schoolboy with St Paul's Junior High School, which subsequently formed the backbone of the Clan na Gael club team. After progressing through the underage ranks to the senior team, Crewe was a member of the Clan team that lost the 1974 All-Ireland club final to University College Dublin.{{cite news|url=https://www.ucd.ie/gaa/about/mensfootball/mensfootballhistory/|title=UCD's Rich Footballing History|publisher=UCD website|date=|access-date=18 March 2022|first=|last=}} His other honours at club level include three Ulster Club Championships and seven Armagh SFC titles. Crewe first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Armagh minor football team. He spent a number of seasons with the senior team between 1968 and 1974. Crewe ended his playing days with the Dowdallshill club.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2020/05/26/news/oliver-crewe-tribute-to-a-quiet-gentleman-and-unique-armagh-gael-1951760/|title=Oliver Crewe: tribute to a quiet gentleman and unique Armagh gael|publisher=The Irish News|date=26 May 2020|access-date=18 March 2022|first=|last=}}
Death
Crewe died from COVID-19 at Dealgan House Nursing Home in Dundalk on 2 May 2020, aged 73.{{cite news|url=https://rip.ie/death-notice/oliver-crewe-dundalk-louth/422241|title=The death has occurred of Oliver CREWE|publisher=RIP.ie|date=3 May 2020|access-date=18 March 2022|first=|last=}}
Honours
;Clan na Gael
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship: 1972, 1973, 1974
- Armagh Senior Football Championship: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976
- Armagh Intermediate Football Championship: 1965