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Legendary Aggie John David Crow Passes Away At Age 79

Yesterday Aggieland lost one of its greatest as John David Crow passed away surrounded by his loved ones.

Crow played football at halfback in a gritty era of football where the forward pass - though not a novelty anymore - was hardly the preferred method of advancing the ball. Crow was not only Texas A&M's first Heisman trophy winner, but the only player under legend Paul "Bear" Bryant to win the honor. And though he missed out on the famous "Junction Boys" camp, he was a part of the first Texas A&M team to win a football game at Darryl K.