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ASCRS NEWS a powerhouse football team that somehow was scheduled to play a small, Catholic high school team. "This wasn't going to be a game of defeat, this was going to be an annihilation," Dr. Olson said during a livestreamed celebration hosted by Moran. Dr. Crandall played QB for the underdog team and, low and behold, David beat Goliath in this game, Dr. Olson said. "Little did I know how much our paths were going to cross over the years going forward," he added. Dr. Olson went on to remember stories of Dr. Crandall's, at times, superhuman strength. There is a frequently told story about the time Dr. Crandall broke his neck (for the third time) when a phaco machine fell on him as a van on a bumpy road in Africa hit a rut; he sought care only after his mission work was complete 2 weeks later. He also remembered the time Dr. Crandall scheduled his knee surgery under local anesthesia so he could return to clinic afterward to finish seeing patients. "He wanted to help out, he was always will- ing to subjugate his own pain to help others," Dr. Olson said. Dr. Olson said the thing he'll miss most is Dr. Crandall's heart. "It didn't matter who you were, it didn't matter what your position was … he was friendly and open to everyone, and that never changed," Dr. Olson said. 'Willing to do anything asked of him by ASCRS' Dr. Crandall was "always working hard and willing to do anything asked of him by ASCRS," said Nick Mamalis, MD, citing his service as president, on the Executive Committee, on the Glaucoma Clinical Committee, and as a member of the pre-ASCRS American Intraocular Implant Society. Dr. Mamalis met Dr. Crandall 39 years ago when he was a third-year medical student; Dr. Crandall was a new faculty member. One of the most special things about him, Dr. Mamalis said, was his teaching ability. "He would take the residents and would mold them into good surgeons," Dr. Mamalis said, noting that Dr. Crandall began taping surgery for teaching before such recording was popular. continued from page 20 Many of Dr. Crandall's friends and colleagues specifically remembered this picture of him. Source: Moran Eye Center/Flickr Dr. Crandall with his wife, Julie Source: Moran Eye Center/Flickr