Defensive Halfback
No. 41
USC
"Lindon was the Cardinals' second-round draft choice this year. He was one of the nation's outstanding stars on both offense and defense last year at USC. In three years at USC, Lindon carried the ball 149 times for 666 yards, an average of 4.5 yards. Last year he captained the team.
At Corcoran High in Corcoran, California, his home town, Lin starred in football, basketball, track and baseball."
-1955 Bowman No. 5
"Lindon was the top man in the League last year with 11 interceptions. This outstanding performance won him a spot on the Pro Bowl squad.
In college, Lindon was rated as the best defensive back of 1954. He played in two Rose Bowls. He once played 60 minutes and scored three touchdowns against California."
-1957 Topps No. 91
"Lindon came to the club from the Cardinals, where he ranked among the NFL's top pass pilferers. He was co-captain at USC and rated the country's No. 1 defensive back. Lindon played in two Rose Bowl games and was noted as a 60-minute man.
Born in Denison, Texas, he now lives in Encino, California."
-Pro Football Handbook 1959
"Lindon specializes in putting the squeeze on short pass receivers. Many times during the season his perfectly timed tackles have jarred the ball loose from enemy ends and halfbacks."
-1959 Topps No. 156
"Lindon Crow (41), a No. 2 draft choice of the Cardinals in 1955, was acquired by the Giants in a 1958 trade. Fast, rugged and knowing, he has turned in a solid job as left corner man in the secondary defense. The league-leading pass interceptor in 1956, the U.S.C. graduate has made some important steals for the Giants, notably the end zone grab that helped beat the Browns a few weeks back."
-1959 New York Giants Official Program (Yankee Stadium, November 1)
"Lindon Crow was drafted No. 2 by the Cardinals for 1955. He led the NFL in pass receptions in 1956 with 11. Crow was traded to the Giants with Pat Summerall for Dick Nolan and Bobby Joe Conrad for '58.
He was an all-around star in high school in Corcoran, California. At USC he played 60 minutes and scored three touchdowns against California. Crow was a co-captain and rated the nation's No. 1 defensive back. He played in two Rose Bowls and in the Senior Bowl and was a 10-second man.
Born in Denison, Texas, April 4, 1933, he's part Indian. He married Maureen McMasters, his USC sweetheart. They have two children, Wendy and Lindon, Jr."
-1959 Cleveland Browns Official Program
DICK LYNCH
Defensive Halfback
No. 22
Notre Dame
Dick comes to the Giants from the Washington Redskins. An All-American halfback at Notre Dame, he scored the winning touchdown that ended Oklahoma's 47-game winning streak. Dick played in both the North-South and College All-Star Games.
A defensive halfback since becoming a pro, Giant coaches like Dick's moves.
BILL STITS
Defensive Halfback
No. 48
UCLA
"This is Bill's first season in the NFL. He starred for UCLA as an outstanding two-way player. Stits played more minutes in the past two seasons than any other Bruin player.
In 1953, he carried the ball 41 times for 291 yards, a 7.1-yard average. Defensively, he rated with the best in the college game. He picked off eight enemy passes during the 1952 season while returning them 235 yards, just ten short of the NCAA record."
-1954 Bowman No. 5
"After playing the 1954 season on defense, Bill won a chance to show his stuff as a ball carrier and did a fine job. Swift and rugged, he can slice through a line and scat like the wind in the open. In college, Bill won All-American honors for his airtight pass defending."
-1956 Topps No. 56
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