Holy cow. Nolan Cromwell is a really accomplished guy. Why has ubeja not told us about his track exploits?
He was raised in a tiny west Kansas town (Ransom) and then check out his resume.
High School
State champion in basketball.
National AAU junior champion in the decathlon
Three-time state champion in track
Consensus All-State honors in football
Consensus All-State honors in basketball.
He was named the Wichita Eagle's high school football player of the decade for the 1970s.
College
Honorable mention all-american at quarterback (despite starting his career at safety)
Ran for 1,223 yards in 1975
All-America honors in the 600-yard run and the 440 intermediate hurdles
Set KU records in the 600-meter and 400-meter yard runs, the intermediate hurdles (a record he still holds at 49:47) and the decathlon
Qualified for the US Olympic trials in the low hurdles.
Inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
Professional football
11-year career at free safety
NFC defensive player of the year in 1980
Four straight pro bowls from 1980 through 1983
Football Digest's NFL Defensive Back of the Year in four consecutive years: 1980 through 1983
Member of the NFL's 1980s all-decade team
One Super Bowl appearance as a player and three as an assistant coach, with one win as an assistant coach
One of the stars of the "Let's Ram It" video
Personal life
Married to a former Rams cheerleader and Miss Hollywood USA 1980–81 who is the woman on the left here (not a real gun - he's an actor):
