National and Olympic Teams
Crow entered the U.S. national team program at the 1984 Summer Olympics. While the tournament had traditionally been an amateur only tournament, in 1984 the International Olympic Committee allowed professionals and U.S. coach Alketas Panagoulias selected Crow to the U.S. roster. Crow played all three games as the U.S. went 1-1-1 in group play and failed to qualify for the second round.
Crow earned his first of thirteen caps with the U.S. national team in a scoreless World Cup qualifier tie with the Netherlands Antilles on September 29, 1984. Crow came on for Angelo DiBernardo in the 75th minute. He continued to play as a regular during the world cup qualifiers, including the 1-0 loss to Costa Rica on May 31, 1985 that knocked the U.S. out of contention for the finals.
In 1987, Crow played for the U.S. at the 1987 Pan American Games. The U.S. went 1-1-1 in group play and failed to qualify for the second round. He was selected for the U.S. team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The U.S. went 1-1-1 in group play and again failed to qualify for the second round.
Crow played two world cup qualifiers in 1988, earning his last cap in a 5-1 win over Jamaica on August 13, 1988.
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