Answer the following question: Facts: - heightweight: 193cm / 95.5 kg - clubs: richmond - years: 1957-1967 - statsend: 1967 - originalteam: state savings bank - birth date: 1 june 1937 - name: neville crowe Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of neville crowe .
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neville crowe -lrb- born 1 june 1937 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who represented in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- during the 1950s and 1960s .he also served as club president from 1987 to 1993 , and was at the forefront of the '' save our skins '' campaign in 1990 , which saved the club from financial ruin .in the 1967 second semi-final , crowe was reported for allegedly striking ruckman john nicholls , and suspended .he subsequently missed richmond 's drought-breaking premiership victory in the 1967 vfl grand final , and announced his retirement shortly afterward .crowe 's '' phantom punch '' is regarded as one of the most unlucky moments in vfl/afl history .crowe retired at the end of 2008 from working at the club , finally ending his involvement that had extended to over 50 years .in september 2012 , it was reported that crowe had been out riding his bicycle when he suddenly lost control and careered into the yarra river .a passing jogger , john greene , who happened to be a lifelong tigers supporter , dived into the muddy river and pulled crowe to safety with the help of other passers-by who formed a human chain to get him to the embankment .