John David Crow, the first Heisman Trophy winner for Texas A&M when he received the award in 1957, passed away in June at the age of 79.

Crow, who was the only Heisman winner for head coach Bear Bryant in his career, served as the Aggies' athletic director from 1988 to 1993 after previously being named the associate athletic director in 1983.

However, A&M was not the only school where he made an impact.

Crow served as the head coach and athletic director at Louisiana-Monroe, then called Northeast Louisiana, from 1976-81. According to the Monroe News Star, the university plans to honor him by naming the athletic director's office as well as a scholarship for him.

"In a joined effort by the athletic department and football alumni, ULM is set to honor the former Heisman Trophy winner in November by naming the athletic director office in his honor.

"The university also has plans to endow an athletic scholarship named after Crow and his wife Carolyn to help fifth-year seniors that are out of eligibility and a few credits short of graduation pay for school.

"The athletic department will host a ceremony on November 14 inside Malone Stadium to name the office. ULM hopes to have the John David and Carolyn Crow scholarship in place over the next three years."

Crow's tenure at ULM was one that made an impact on the school.

"Crow not only built the foundation of an eventual national champion, his tenure as athletic director saw the long-awaited opening of Malone Stadium, construction of Warhawk Field, the women’s basketball program becoming a fully-funded university sport and the creation of the ULM Hall of Fame.

"'When he was hired he brought national attention to the school and made people stand up and notice,' vice president of the ULM L-Club Andy Snelling told the newspaper. 'He basically rebuilt the whole program from the ground up and turned us into a winner.'”