Huskies mourn passing of basketball pioneer Richard 'Dick' Crews

Dick Crews' path from Sinclair Heights to becoming the Huskies' first Black player

From the Kitsap Sun archives: UW's first Black basketball player arrived in the Northwest due to his father's job at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

Dick Crews, UW men's basketball's first Black player, dies at 89

Richard "Dick" Crews, a sports pioneer who was the first Black player on the Washington men’s basketball team, died Monday morning of Alzheimer’s. He was 89.

Huskies mourn passing of basketball pioneer Richard 'Dick' Crews

Richard 'Dick' Crews, first African American UW basketball player, dies at 89. A three-time letter winner, he paved the way for future Huskies.

Beloved Coach, Mentor, Father Of George Mason Final Four Star Mourned: ‘A True Legend’

Coach Lamar Butler Sr. didn’t just build basketball players in the DMV — he built men.The DMV basketball world is mourning the loss of Coach Lamar Butler Sr., a beloved mentor, husband, grandfather, and father to George Mason Final Four st…

Dick Crews, Washington men’s basketball’s first Black player, dies at 89

Richard "Dick" Crews, a sports pioneer who was the first Black player on the Washington men’s basketball team, died Monday morning of Alzheimer’s. He was 89.