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Mark Crawford and Larry Graham are a team of Retired Firefighters on The Amazing Race 37.

Self-proclaimed "fishes out of water", Mark and Larry had little travel experience. Despite being the in the middle of the pack at the Dance side of the Fork in the Road, the retired firefighters struggled with the task, dropping them to last and resulting in them being one of the first two teams eliminated in 13th place.

Profile[]

Retrieved from parade.com

Relationship: Best friends
Age: 63 & 59
Occupation: Retired firefighters
Current Town: Watertown, TN & Bartlett, TN[1]

The Amazing Race 37[]

Race History[]

Mark & Larry's Race History
Episode Leg Destination(s) Detour Choice
(underlined)
Roadblock
Performer
Placement Notes
1 1 United States → Hong Kong Dance / Sing Mark 7 of 7 [1]
Average 7.00
Legend:
     The team finished in first place
     The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race
     The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg or continue racing in a no-rest leg
     The team that won The Amazing Race
     The team that crossed the Finish Line second
     The team that crossed the Finish Line third
The team used the Fast Forward pass
ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg
The team used the U-Turn
Recipient of the U-Turn
The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn"
Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist
The team that lost the Double Battle

Notes:
1: Leg 1 featured a Fork in the Road instead of a Detour. Mark & Larry checked-in 8th overall, but were the last team from their route of the Fork in the Road and were eliminated, placing 13th.

Post-Race[]

Trivia[]

  • Mark had applied for Survivor and Tough as Nails alongside The Amazing Race.[2]
  • Mark & Larry are the oldest all-male team to compete on the Race, at an age average of 61.
  • Mark & Larry are the first all-male team to finish in 13th place.
  • Mark & Larry have the highest average placement of any 13th place team in the US version, at 7.00.

External links[]

Interviews[]

  • Mike Bloom at Parade (03/06/2025): "'The Amazing Race 37's Mark Crawford and Larry Graham Tricked the Other Teams Into Believing They Were Celebrities"

Social Media Profiles[]


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The Amazing Race 37 Teams
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Married Nurses
 Brett & Mark
Married Vegas Performers
 Carson & Jack
Best Friends/
Gamers
 Courtney & Jasmin
Dating Nurses
 Ernest & Bridget
Father/Daughter
 Han & Holden
Siblings
 Mark & Larry
Retired Firefighters
 Melinda & Erika
Mother/Daughter
 Nick & Mike
Brothers
 Pops & Jeff
Father/Son
Lumberjacks
 Scott & Lori
Married Parents
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