BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Long-time Indiana University Athletics staff member Chuck Crabb announced his retirement today, concluding an IU Athletics career that stretched nearly five decades.
A native of Brazil, Ind., and a 1973 graduate of Indiana University, Crabb worked in a variety of areas and capacities throughout his IU Athletics career. Most recently, he served as the Associate Athletic Director for Facilities, a role he assumed in 1990. But he's probably best known to Hoosier fans as the public address announcer at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the last 45 years. Crabb replaced Bert Laws in that PA role for both football and men's basketball in 1977, and has been a big part of what makes the IU gameday environment special ever since.