John David Crowe

John David Crowe (1954)
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John David Crowe

John David Crowe graduated from Springhill High in 1954, where he was an All-Star and a Prep All-American football player, lettered in basketball and track.

After graduation, he played football at Texas A&M under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, where he won the 1957 Heisman Trophy.He is, both, the only Aggie player and Coach Bryant's only football player to win the Heisman Trophy.He helped the Aggies to a No. 1 ranking during the 1957 season.

John David was listed in "Who's Who" in American Colleges and Universities and earned Academic All-American honors in his senior year.He graduated in 1958 with a degree in Business Administration.

In 1958, he became the first round draft pick for the Chicago Cardinals.He continued to play football in the NFL for the next eleven years.He played with the Chicago Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers.He went to the Pro-Bowl four times, had a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons and named to the All-Pro team of the 1960's as a halfback.

John David also coached for Bryant at Alabama and served as head coach and athletic director at NLU.In addition, he was an assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns and the San Diego Chargers.

Afterwards, John David returned to Texas A&M.He has been very instrumental in bringing about the endowment of several scholarships and funding of the athletic department overall.He served as an associate athletic director from 1983-1988.In 1988, he was named Athletic Director at Texas A&M and remained in that position for four and one half years.He is credited with moving A&M to the forefront of collegiate athletics, especially in the area of gender equity.He resigned his position to devote more time to a business partnership with Coach Bryant's son.

He has been the Director of Athletic Development at Texas A&M for more than five years.

Crowe inducted into ULM Hall of Fame
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North Louisiana native John David Crowe put the finishing touch on his illustrious football career when he was inducted into the University of Louisiana-Monroe Hall of Fame Saturday.

Crowe first attracted notice when he was playing high school football in Springhill.

Once he left high school he went to Texas A&M, where he really began to attract notice.

This time, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy in 1957 and was named an All-America for his efforts to help bring A&M into national prominence.

The Aggies also won a national championship the same year.

Crowe's coach at A&M was a man who went on to become a legend at the University of Alabama: Paul 'Bear' Bryant.
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Crowe played pro football at Chicago and St. Louis, but it was with the Rams that he set several club records.

He finished his pro football playing career with the San Francisco 49ers.

Crowe coached what was then-Northeast Louisiana University for five years from 1975-1980.

He was a near-unanimous choice for the Louisiana Coach of the Year title in 1980 when he posted a 7-4 record at NLU.

Crowe was also only the second Heisman Trophy winner to be a collegiate head coach at the time.

During his tenure as athletic director, Crowe was instrumental in the construction of the Malone Stadium and the ULM Baseball complex.

Home Hall of Fame Students John David Crowe (1954)
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John David Crowe (1954)
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John David Crowe graduated from Springhill High in 1954, where he was an All-Star and a Prep All-American football player, lettered in basketball and track.

After graduation, he played football at Texas A&M under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, where he won the 1957 Heisman Trophy.He is, both, the only Aggie player and Coach Bryant's only football player to win the Heisman Trophy.He helped the Aggies to a No. 1 ranking during the 1957 season.

Home Students John David Crowe (1954)
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John David Crowe (1954)
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John David Crowe graduated from Springhill High in 1954, where he was an All-Star and a Prep All-American football player, lettered in basketball and track.

After graduation, he played football at Texas A&M under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, where he won the 1957 Heisman Trophy.He is, both, the only Aggie player and Coach Bryant's only football player to win the Heisman Trophy.He helped the Aggies to a No. 1 ranking during the 1957 season.

John David Crowe - Athletic Director - Texas A&M