John David Crow

Rushing yards:	4,963
Rushing average:	4.3
Rushing touchdowns:	38
Receptions:	258
Receiving yards:	3,699
Receiving touchdowns:	35
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John David Crow
	Crow in 2012 at Kyle Field
No. 44
Position:	Halfback, tight end
Personal information
Born:	July 8, 1935; Marion, Louisiana, U.S.
Died:	June 17, 2015 (aged 79); Bryan, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Springhill ; (Springhill, Louisiana)
College:	Texas A&M (1955–1957)
NFL draft:	1958 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Career history
As a player:
	Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals (1958–1964); San Francisco 49ers (1965–1968);
As a coach:
	Alabama (1969–1971) ; Offensive backfield; Cleveland Browns (1972–1973) ; Offensive backfield; San Diego Chargers (1974–1975) ; Offensive coordinator; Northeast Louisiana (1976–1980) ; Head coach;
As an administrator:
	Northeast Louisiana (1975–1981) ; Athletic director; Texas A&M (1983–1988) ; Assistant athletic director; Texas A&M (1988–1993) ; Athletic director;
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-Pro (1959, 1960); Second-team All-Pro (1962); 4× Pro Bowl (1959, 1960, 1962, 1965); NFL 1960s All-Decade Team; Heisman Trophy (1957); UPI Player of the Year (1957); SN Player of the Year (1957); Chic Harley Award (1957); Unanimous All-American (1957); First-team All-American (1956); 2× First-team All-SWC (1956, 1957);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	4,963
Rushing average:	4.3
Rushing touchdowns:	38
Receptions:	258
Receiving yards:	3,699
Receiving touchdowns:	35
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:	20–34–1 (.373)
	Record at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

John David Crow Sr. (July 8, 1935 – June 17, 2015) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1957 as a halfback playing for the Texas A&M Aggies. After college, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers from 1958 to 1968.

After his playing career, Crow became an assistant football coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama, serving under coach Bear Bryant from 1969 to 1971 He moved to the NFL as an assistant with the Cleveland Browns in 1972, and then the San Diego Chargers in 1974. In December 1975, Crow was hired as head football coach and athletic director at Northeast Louisiana University—now the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He coached the football team for five seasons, from 1976 to 1980, compiling a record of 20–34–1. He remained as athletic director until 1981. Crow returned to his alma mater, Texas A&M, in 1983 as an assistant athletic director. He was promoted to athletic director in 1988 and served in that capacity until 1993.

Crow was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1976. A street on the campus of Texas A&M University adjacent to Kyle Field is named after him.

In 2009 Erle and Alice Nye commissioned a twice life size bronze statue of Crow, and donated the $250,000 monument to Texas A&M University, sculpted by Steven Whyte.