Former Arlington Lamar Vikings quarterback and Baylor Athletics Hall of Famer J.J. Joe has passed away at the age of 54, Baylor University announced Wednesday. According to the university, Joe had recently finished up his 21st season as a color analyst with the Baylor football radio broadcast team,

In current terms, J.J. Joe was RGIII long before RGIII. Robert Griffin is credited as the QB who propelled Baylor to a rung on the college football ladder it had never previously experienced, but “back in the day,” J.J. Joe was a run/pass QB whom opposing defenses could not defend.

Joe quarterbacked the Bears from 1990-93 and was inducted into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. After a standout career as a player, Joe

J.J. Joe, who engineered many a Baylor football victory as Grant Teaff’s final starting quarterback, died Tuesday at age 54 of an apparent heart attack.