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Louis Crews, Led Alabama A&M Football Team, 87
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| | From: | DGH | | Subject: | Louis Crews, Led Alabama A&M Football Team, 87 | | Date: | 23 Jan 2005 18:12:30 -0800 |
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It was reported from Huntsville, Alabama, that Louis Crews, who led
Alabama A&M to its only undefeated football season and four conference
titles, died Thursday, January 20, 2005, at Huntsville Hospital, the
school said Friday, at the age of 87.
He compiled a 94-52-3 record from 1960-75 and is the school's
winningest coach. The school later named its stadium after Crews
A former Alabama A&M quarterback and running back, he led the Bulldogs
to an 8-0 record in 1963. He finished with four Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships.
His most famous player was receiver John Stallworth, who went on to
play for the Pittsburgh Steelers and is a member of the Pro Football
Hall of Fame.
Crews, nicknamed "Sugar Bear," refused to take credit for his teams'
success before his 1993 induction into the SIAC Hall of Fame.
AP
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