Elroy Crazylegs Hirsch Net Worth

September 2024 · 2 minute read


Elroy ‘Crazylegs’ Hirsch net worth is
$5 Million

Elroy ‘Crazylegs’ Hirsch Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch was born on June 17, 1923 in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA as Elroy Leon Hirsch. He was an actor, known for Unchained (1955), Crazylegs (1953) and Zero Hour! (1957). He was married to Ruth Stahmer. He died on January 28, 2004 in Madison, Wisconsin. 
Net Worth$5 Million
Date Of BirthJune 17, 1923
Place Of BirthWausau, Wisconsin, USA
Height6' 2" (1.88 m)
ProfessionActor
Star SignGemini
#Fact
1Inducted into the Wisconsin Center District Athletic Walk of Fame in 1968.
2Inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1984.
3Inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991 (inaugural class).
4Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 251-252. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
5Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
6Tied for 76th on NFL All-Time Touchdown List with Terance Mathis, Jimmy Orr, Sterling Sharpe and Wendell Tyler (66).
7Father of Win Hirsch.
8He was an award winning sports reporter for L.A. radio station KNX, 1070 AM.
9An only child.
10Was married to his high school sweetheart Ruth by her father, a Methodist minister.
11The Chicago Daily News's Francis Powers is credited with the nickname "Crazy Legs" in his recap of Wisconsin's 13-7 victory over Great Lakes Naval Station at Soldier Field in Chicago: "Hirsch ran like a demented duck. His crazy legs were gyrating in six different directions all at the same time during a 61-yard touchdown run that solidified the win."
12Played only one season at the University of Wisconsin (1942), where he rushed for 786 yards. After joining the Marines, he was stationed in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In his lone season at the University of Michigan (1943), he became the only Wolverine to letter in four sports in the same year (basketball, track, baseball, football). He served as Wisconsin's Director of Athletics from 1969-1987.
13Played offensive end/halfback/defensive end for the All-America Football Conference's Chicago Americans (1946-1948) and the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams (1949-1957).
14Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1968.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Michael Shayne1961TV SeriesVic Regan
Zero Hour!1957Capt. Bill Wilson
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse1955TV Series
Unchained1955Steve Davitt (as Elroy Hirsch)
Crazylegs1953Elroy Hirsch
Easy Living1949Football Player (uncredited)

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Super Bowl XVII1983TV MovieHimself - Ceremonial Coin Toss
The Munsters1965TV SeriesHimself

Known for movies

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