Awards and Recognition
Crowe was awarded doctor of laws (LL.D.) honorary degrees from numerous universities, including University of Liverpool, The George Washington University, and Knox College.
In 1989 Crowe appeared in one episode of the TV sitcom Cheers (Season 7, Episode 17 "Hot Rocks"), where he played himself.
On 1990 he was the first recipient of the Distinguished Sea Service Award of Naval Order of the United States.
In 1993 Crowe published his memoirs in the book The Line of Fire: From Washington to the Gulf, the Politics and Battles of the New Military.
Crowe received four Defense Distinguished Service Medals and numerous military decorations from heads of state. In 1998, the Atatürk Society of America honored Crowe with the "Atatürk Peace and Democracy Award." Following his retirement from the Navy, he was awarded a 2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor.
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