{{Short description|American football player (1908–1965)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Larry Critchfield | image = Larry Critchfield.jpg | number = 34 | position = Guard | birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|1|6}} | birth_place = Ursina, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1965|6|30|1908|1|6}} | death_place = Confluence, Pennsylvania, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 195 | high_school = | college = Grove City | pastteams = * Pittsburgh Pirates ({{NFL Year|1933}}) * Cincinnati Reds ({{NFL Year|1934}})* | pfr = CritLa20 }} '''Lawrence K. Critchfield''' (January 6, 1908 – June 30, 1965) was an American professional football guard who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college football at Grove City College.
==Early life and college== Lawrence K. Critchfield was born on January 6, 1908, in Ursina, Pennsylvania.<ref name="Pfa">{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/crit00400.html | title=Larry Critchfield | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=23 February 2025}}</ref> For high school, he attended Beckley College in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.<ref name="Pfa"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-news/166554197/ | title=Snell's Beckley Football Team Ready for Allentown Tomorrow on Island Field | work=The Evening News | date=September 28, 1928 | accessdate=23 February 2025 | pages=25}}</ref>
Critchfield played college football at Grove City College from 1929 to 1932.<ref name="Pfa"/>
==Professional career== Critchfield signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League in 1933.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/c/crit00400.html | title=Larry Critchfield NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=23 February 2025}}</ref> He played in all 11 games, starting ten, as a guard for the Pirates during the team's inaugural 1933 season.<ref name="Pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CritLa20.htm | title=Larry Critchfield | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=23 February 2025}}</ref> The Pirates finished the year with a 3–6–2 record.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1933.htm | title=1933 Pittsburgh Pirates Rosters, Stats, Schedule | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=23 February 2025}}</ref>
On July 1, 1934, Critchfield was traded to the Cincinnati Reds.<ref name="transactions"/> He was released later in 1934.<ref name="transactions"/>
==Personal life== Critchfield died on June 30, 1965, in Confluence, Pennsylvania.<ref name="Pfa"/>
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