John David Crow American football player

John David Crow was the Heisman Trophy winner and halfback from Texas A&M University in 1957. He was not one of the "Junction Boys," since he was a freshman in the 1954 season and thus ineligible to play under NCAA rules at the time, but played for Bear Bryant at Texas A&M and later played professional football for the Chicago & St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers between 1958 and 1968. Crow received the annual "Len Eshmont Award" on two occasions, 1966 and 1967. This award is voted by the players and given to the 49er who best exemplifies the “inspirational and courageous play” of Len Eshmont. A street on the campus of Texas A&M University adjacent to Kyle Field is named after him. Crow grew up in Springhill in northern Webster Parish near the Arkansas state line. He graduated in 1953 from Springhill High School.

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John David Crow
Birth dateJuly 08, 1935
Birth place
Marion Louisiana

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American football player

Career start1958
Career end1968
Debut team
History of the Chicago Cardinals
Draft pick2
Draft round1
Draft year1958
Position
Halfback (American football)
teams
Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
1964 NFL season
1968 NFL season

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