David W. Crain (researcher)

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David W. Crain (born 1946) is an American researcher who is known for developing the "1st and Ten" graphical overlay system used in sports television broadcasts.

Early life and education

Crain was born in 1946 in California. He graduated from Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead, California. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics (1968), a Master of Science in Materials Science (1971), and a Ph.D. in Materials Science (1976) from the University of Southern California (USC). His doctoral dissertation, titled “Charge Motion in the Variable Threshold Memory Transistor,” focused on the development of flash memory transistors.

Career

Crain began his career by joining the United States Naval Oceans System Command in 1968 in San Diego, California, where he worked on the development of microelectronics for anti-submarine warfare systems. During his tenure, he patented the technology that later evolved into the "1st and Ten" system, although it was not utilized in broadcasts until ESPN and SportVision implemented it years later.

Crain transitioned to Sempra Energy in 1976 as Director of Corporate Strategy and later joined Fluor Corporation in 1996 as Director of Markets and Strategies. In 1999, he co-founded the Association for Strategic Planning and served as its president.

Crain has served as a professor at Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management, Cal Poly Pomona, and the University of Southern California.