John David Crow

John David Crow
	Crow in 2012 at Kyle Field
No. 44
Position:	Halfback, fullback, tight end
Personal information
Born:	July 8, 1935; Marion, Louisiana
Died:	June 17, 2015 (aged 79); Bryan, Texas
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Springhill (Springhill, Louisiana)
College:	Texas A&M
NFL Draft:	1958 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Career history
As player:
	Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals (1958–1964); San Francisco 49ers (1965–1968);
As coach:
	Alabama (1969–1971) (offensive backfield); Cleveland Browns (1972–1973) (offensive backfield); San Diego Chargers (1974) (offensive coordinator); Northeast Louisiana (1976–1980) (head coach);
As administrator:
	Northeast Louisiana (1975–1981) (athletic director); Texas A&M (1983–1988) (asst. athletic director); Texas A&M (1988–1993) (athletic director);
Career highlights and awards
	4× Pro Bowl (1959, 1960, 1962, 1965); 2× First-team All-Pro (1959, 1960); Second-team All-Pro (1962); NFL 1960s All-Decade Team; Heisman Trophy (1957); UPI Player of the Year (1957); Sporting News Player of the Year (1957); Unanimous All-American (1957);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	4,963
Rushing touchdowns:	38
Receiving yards:	3,699
Receiving touchdowns:	35
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

John David Crow (July 8, 1935 – June 17, 2015) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He won the Heisman Trophy as a halfback at Texas A&M University in 1957. He and later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers between 1958 and 1968. ^[1]

References

↑ Brent Zwerneman, "Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow dies at 79 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine," Houston Chronicle (June 18, 2015). Retrieved June 18, 2015.