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John David Crow

John David Crow

Position: HB-TE-FB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: July 8, 1935 in Marion, LA
College: Texas A&M

Career AV: 59 (925th overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1958 23 CRD RH 44 7 0 52 221 2 83 4.3 31.6 7.4 20 362 18.1 3 91 2.9 51.7 583 5 1 6
1959* 24 CRD FB 44 12 0 140 666 3 73 4.8 55.5 11.7 27 328 12.1 4 36 2.3 27.3 994 7 5 7
1960* 25 STL HB 44 12 0 183 1071 6 57 5.9 89.3 15.3 25 462 18.5 3 52 2.1 38.5 1533 9 11 13
1961 26 STL 44 8 0 48 192 1 17 4.0 24.0 6.0 20 306 15.3 3 35 2.5 38.3 498 4 1 1
1962* 27 STL HB 44 14 0 192 751 14 35 3.9 53.6 13.7 23 246 10.7 3 53 1.6 17.6 997 17 14 9
1963 28 STL 44 3 0 9 34 0 9 3.8 11.3 3.0 34 0 0 1
1964 29 STL FB 44 13 0 163 554 7 57 3.4 42.6 12.5 23 257 11.2 1 22 1.8 19.8 811 8 5 6
1965* 30 SFO LH 44 14 13 132 514 2 30 3.9 36.7 9.4 28 493 17.6 7 54 2.0 35.2 1007 9 5 10
1966 31 SFO HB 44 14 14 121 477 1 31 3.9 34.1 8.6 30 341 11.4 3 54 2.1 24.4 818 4 1 6
1967 32 SFO HB 44 14 14 113 479 2 39 4.2 34.2 8.1 31 373 12.0 3 59 2.2 26.6 852 5 1 6
1968 33 SFO TE 44 14 14 4 4 0 3 1.0 0.3 0.3 31 531 17.1 5 54 2.2 37.9 535 5 0 6
Career 125 55 1157 4963 38 83 4.3 39.7 9.3 258 3699 14.3 35 91 2.1 29.6 8662 73 44 71
7 yrs CRD 69 0 787 3489 33 83 4.4 50.6 11.4 138 1961 14.2 17 91 2.0 28.4 5450 50 37 43
4 yrs SFO 56 55 370 1474 5 39 4.0 26.3 6.6 120 1738 14.5 18 59 2.1 31.0 3212 23 7 28

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1958 23 CRD RH 44 7 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
1960* 25 STL HB 44 12 0 9 18 50.0 247 2 11.1 1 5.6 52 13.7 13.4 27.4 20.6 109.7
1961 26 STL 44 8 0 4 14 28.6 76 1 7.1 1 7.1 32 5.4 3.6 19.0 9.5 43.8
1962* 27 STL HB 44 14 0 12 20 60.0 241 0 0.0 0 0.0 57 12.1 12.1 20.1 17.2 102.3
1963 28 STL 44 3 0 2 3 66.7 27 1 33.3 0 0.0 17 9.0 15.7 13.5 9.0 134.7
1964 29 STL FB 44 13 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1965* 30 SFO LH 44 14 13 2 4 50.0 61 1 25.0 1 25.0 45 15.3 9.0 30.5 4.4 95.8
1966 31 SFO HB 44 14 14 2 4 50.0 61 0 0.0 1 25.0 46 15.3 4.0 30.5 4.4 56.2
1967 32 SFO HB 44 14 14 2 5 40.0 46 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 9.2 9.2 23.0 3.3 73.7
Career 125 55 33 70 47.1 759 5 7.1 5 7.1 57 10.8 9.1 23.0 6.1 80.6
7 yrs CRD 69 0 27 57 47.4 591 4 7.0 3 5.3 57 10.4 9.4 21.9 8.6 86.2
4 yrs SFO 56 55 6 13 46.2 168 1 7.7 2 15.4 46 12.9 7.5 28.0 3.0 78.7

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1958 23 CRD RH 44 7 0 6 145 0 54 24.2 728
1959* 24 CRD FB 44 12 0 5 185 0 72 37.0 1179
1962* 27 STL HB 44 14 0 2 6 0 4 3.0 1003
Career 125 55 2 6 0 4 3.0 11 330 0 72 30.0 8998

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1958 23 CRD RH 44 7 0 1 2 2 1
1959* 24 CRD FB 44 12 0 5 1 0 0
1960* 25 STL HB 44 12 0 11 2 0 0
1961 26 STL 44 8 0 1 0 7 0
1962* 27 STL HB 44 14 0 14 3 14 0
1963 28 STL 44 3 0 0 1 0 0
1964 29 STL FB 44 13 0 5 0 0 0
1965* 30 SFO LH 44 14 13 5 0 0 0
1966 31 SFO HB 44 14 14 1 0 -3 0
1967 32 SFO HB 44 14 14 1 0 0 0
Career 125 55 44 9 20 1
7 yrs CRD 69 0 37 9 23 1
4 yrs SFO 56 55 7 0 -3 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1958 23 CRD RH 44 7 0 2 3 1 6 36
1959* 24 CRD FB 44 12 0 3 4 7 42
1960* 25 STL HB 44 12 0 6 3 9 54
1961 26 STL 44 8 0 1 3 4 24
1962* 27 STL HB 44 14 0 14 3 17 102
1964 29 STL FB 44 13 0 7 1 8 48
1965* 30 SFO LH 44 14 13 2 7 9 54
1966 31 SFO HB 44 14 14 1 3 4 24
1967 32 SFO HB 44 14 14 2 3 5 30
1968 33 SFO TE 44 14 14 5 5 30
Career 125 55 38 35 1 74 444
7 yrs CRD 69 0 33 17 1 51 306
4 yrs SFO 56 55 5 18 23 138

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Ken Willard, Napoleon Kaufman, DeAngelo Williams, Natrone Means, Michael Bennett, Howie Ferguson, Kevan Barlow, James Wilder, Sam Cunningham, Marion Barber
4 Ernie Koy, Mercury Morris, Napoleon Kaufman, Don Woods, DeAngelo Williams, Terry Allen, Art Malone, Les Josephson, Tiki Barber, Tom Sullivan
5 Tommy Mason, Tom Sullivan, Ernie Koy, Jim Bertelsen, Ernie Green, Ken Carpenter, Tiki Barber, Terry Allen, Jim Braxton, Howie Ferguson
6 Charlie H. Smith, Tom Sullivan, Ernie Koy, Jim Bertelsen, Bill Brown, Howie Ferguson, Essex Johnson, Ken Carpenter, Jim Braxton, Boobie Clark
7 Tommy Mason, Tom Sullivan, Bill Brown, Dick Bass, Johnny Johnson, Charlie H. Smith, Napoleon Kaufman, Jim Braxton, Eddie Price, Keith Lincoln
8 Bill Brown, Matt Snell, Tommy Mason, Mike Thomas, Ernie Green, Larry Centers, Tony Galbreath, Les Josephson, Sherman Smith, Alex Webster
9 Bill Brown, George Rogers, Tony Galbreath, Larry Centers, Thomas Jones, Tommy Mason, Alex Webster, Ed Podolak, Rodney Hampton, Gerald Riggs
10 Alex Webster, Bill Brown, Ed Podolak, Terry Allen, Thomas Jones, Gerald Riggs, Tony Galbreath, Ted Brown, John Henry Johnson*, Eric Metcalf
11 Thomas Jones, Bill Brown, Gerald Riggs, Terry Allen, John Henry Johnson*, Alex Webster, Eric Metcalf, Ronnie Harmon, Tony Galbreath, Larry Centers
Career Thomas Jones, Gerald Riggs, Terry Allen, Alex Webster, Bill Brown, Eric Metcalf, John Henry Johnson*, Ed Podolak, Ken Willard, Chris Warren

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1959
1960
1962
1965

Rushing Att

1959 NFL 140 (9)
1960 NFL 183 (4)
1962 NFL 192 (8)
1964 NFL 163 (8)
Career 1157 (126)

Rushing Yds

1959 NFL 666 (10)
1960 NFL 1071 (3)
1962 NFL 751 (8)
1964 NFL 554 (10)
Career 4963 (110)

Rushing TD

1960 NFL 6 (5)
1962 NFL 14 (2/51)
1964 NFL 7 (3)
Career 38 (106)

Long Rush

1958 NFL 83 (1/58)
1959 NFL 73 (4)
1960 NFL 57 (10)

Yds/Rushing Att

1959 NFL 4.8 (7)
1960 NFL 5.9 (1/40)
1965 NFL 3.9 (10)
1966 NFL 3.9 (8)
1967 NFL 4.2 (10)
Career 4.3 (111)

Rushing Yds/Game

1959 NFL 55.5 (10)
1960 NFL 89.3 (3)
1962 NFL 53.6 (8)
1964 NFL 42.6 (10)

Receiving TD

1965 NFL 7 (9)

Long Reception

1958 NFL 91 (3/67)

Yds/Reception

1960 NFL 18.5 (9)
1965 NFL 17.6 (10)

Touchdowns

1960 NFL 9 (10)
1962 NFL 17 (3/48)
1965 NFL 9 (9)
Career 74 (64)

Points Scored

1962 NFL 102 (5)
Career 444 (188)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1960 NFL 9 (10)
1962 NFL 17 (3/47)
1965 NFL 9 (9)
Career 73 (65)

Non-Offensive TDs

1958 NFL 1 (7)

Yds From Scrimmage

1959 NFL 994 (8)
1960 NFL 1533 (1)
1965 NFL 1007 (9)
Career 8662 (126)

All-Purpose Yds

1959 NFL 1179 (9)
1960 NFL 1533 (3)
Career 8998 (159)

Touches

1959 NFL 172 (9)
1960 NFL 208 (5)
1962 NFL 217 (10)
1964 NFL 186 (8)
Career 1428 (127)

Yds/Touch

1958 NFL 9.3 (6)
1960 NFL 7.4 (6)
1965 NFL 6.3 (5)

Long Kick Return

1958 NFL 54 (8)
1959 NFL 72 (4)

Fumbles

1960 NFL 11 (1)
1962 NFL 14 (1/41)
Career 44 (142)

Fumble Return TD

1958 NFL 1 (1/38)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1959NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1960Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1962Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL