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25 Heisman Trophy winners with the best NFL careers

By John Buhler

DETROIT - DECEMBER 23: Barry Sanders smiles from the sideline during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions on December 23, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo byGregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT - DECEMBER 23: Barry Sanders smiles from the sideline during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions on December 23, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo byGregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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After running right out of one shoe, Texas A&M All-American John Crow barrels for eight yards in the Twelfth Annual Hula Bowl at Honolulu. The Heisman winner may be short on footwear, but he’s got more numbers than anybody else on the field, wearing 6 on his jersey and collegians with three touchdowns, but the Hawaii All-Stars, bolstered by pros from the National Football League like Tobin Rote and Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch, ran up a 53-34 win.
After running right out of one shoe, Texas A&M All-American John Crow barrels for eight yards in the Twelfth Annual Hula Bowl at Honolulu. The Heisman winner may be short on footwear, but he’s got more numbers than anybody else on the field, wearing 6 on his jersey and collegians with three touchdowns, but the Hawaii All-Stars, bolstered by pros from the National Football League like Tobin Rote and Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch, ran up a 53-34 win. /
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John David Crow

Halfback, Texas A&M Aggies (1957)

John David Crow was one of the most versatile players in college football when he won the 1957 Heisman as the star player for the Texas A&M Aggies. He was equally as good as a runner of a football and a catcher of it. His skill set transitioned marvelously to the NFL level.

Crow would be a first-round pick by the then Chicago Cardinals in the 1958 NFL Draft. While with the Cardinals, Crow would make three of his four trips to the Pro Bowl and earn both of his All-Pro nods as a halfback/tight end combo of a player.

He would spend his final four NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers from 1965 to 1968, where he would make his last trip to the Pro Bowl in 1965. Crow was part of the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 1960s. His versatility shined through in an excellent 11-year NFL career with the Cardinals and 49ers.

Crow would finish with 4,963 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns. As a pass catcher, Crow had 3,699 receiving yards and 35 touchdowns. If you add those totals together, you could argue that Crow belongs in Canton given the time he played in the NFL. However, it would be a posthumous enshrinement as Crow is no longer with us.

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