ALUMNI PROFILE
DA N CRUMB ’ 8 2
Lasting Memories & Blue Jay Pride BY MYLES KUSS ’16
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n Feb. 2, 2020, most of the world was in front of their televisions waiting to see who would be crowned champions of the National Football League. Everyone wanted to see which red and gold confetti would fall on the field in Miami: San Francisco’s or Kansas City’s. After a grueling match between two powerhouses, Kansas City claimed their first title since Super Bowl IV in 1970. One of those men who was not in front of his television got to see this
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action live, looking up at the falling paper and knowing that all the hard work had paid off. That man is Dan Crumb ’82 , Chief Financial Officer for the Kansas City Chiefs, but you would never know it if you spoke to him. “Jesuit always taught me to handle success with humility,” Crumb said. “I never bring up the awards or committees because that is not making a man for others.” Through his five years of Jesuit, Crumb learned that the only person
standing in your way is you. He credits this intrinsic motivation in part to theology teacher Bob Fecas—a man that connected with Crumb during his senior year and showed him the importance of self-examination. “He really accelerated my morality at a formative time in my life,” Crumb said. “He understood who I was, so he challenged me to understand myself. I still think about him, Fr. Reising, and all of the great teachers and mentors of Jesuit to this day and would not be the service-oriented person I am without
