George Crowder, the athletic director at Lake Washington High School, was recently inducted into the Washington State Coaches Association (WSCA) softball Hall of Fame.

Crowder, who has coached softball for over 35 years, has also coached baseball, basketball, football, golf, tennis, track and field, as well as wrestling, in Washington, California and Colorado.

“It’s very humbling,” he said. “From a coaches perspective you never really think about it.”

Crowder coached the 2008 Eastlake 4A state softball champions, as well as the state runner up in 2004 and was named the softball coach of the year four times. He spent 15 years coaching at Eastlake High School, amassing over 210 wins with the Wolves. He said he joined the Eastlake coaching staff when the school first opened and stayed there until he left for Lake Washington three years ago.

“I really feel like I can better support athletics from the inside, so to speak,” said Crowder, on leaving coaching to become an athletic director.

Crowder has spent 39 years in the teaching field, teaching during those years, health, PE, social studies and special education. He currently teaches world history at Lake Washington, while also serving as the athletic director.

The WSCA held an award ceremony, honoring Crowder along with two other softball inductees in early February. He and wife Laura have six children and two granddaughters.