Randy Crawford, Class of 2018

Many know Randy Crawford (Aspen) as the consummate tennis professional, wonderfully talented yet also incredibly humble.

Randy grew up in Texas, won the state high school championship his senior year and went on to play No. 1 at Texas Christian University for four years. Randy became TCU’s first All-American tennis player, reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament and was named Co-Athlete of the Decade ('70s) for the Horned Frogs.

He played on the pro circuit for two years and reached a high of No. 69 in the world before a stomach injury prompted his tour retirement.

Randy was brought on to coach Martina Navratilova in 1987 and 1988 as she retained her No. 1 world ranking. He went on to coach Gigi Fernandez who also reached No. 1 in the world in doubles. The Aspen connection proved to be very powerful as he’s been the Director of Tennis at the Maroon Creek Club in Aspen since 1990.