David Croudip Explained

David Croudip
Number:28, 30
Position:Defensive back
Birth Date:25 January 1958
Birth Place:Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Duluth, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:183
High School:Compton (Compton, California)
College:San Diego State
Undraftedyear:1983
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Pfr:CrouDa20

David Rodney Croudip (January 25, 1958 – October 10, 1988) was an American football defensive back. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers and the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL and the USFL's Los Angeles Express and Houston Gamblers. Croudip died on October 10, 1988, at age 30.[1] [2] It was later determined he had ingested a fatal dose of cocaine.[3] His death would be the first of three to strike the Falcons organization in the span of two years. The next year, offensive tackle Ralph Norwood was killed in a one-car crash.[4] Four weeks later, tight end Brad Beckman was killed in a separate automobile collision.[5]

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  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6IUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6301,7173697&dq=david+croudip&hl=en Falcons back Croudip dies
  2. News: Falcon David Croudip Dies; Cocaine Cocktail Suspected . October 10, 1988 . . .
  3. Web site: Sports People; Clearly, an Overdose . October 13, 1988 . . April 23, 2017 . https://archive.today/20120908204223/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/13/sports/sports-people-clearly-an-overdose.html?src=pm . September 8, 2012 . live .
  4. Web site: Car Accident Kills Tackle Norwood . November 24, 1989 . Los Angeles Times . February 12, 2018.
  5. Web site: Falcons End Brad Beckman Killed . December 18, 1989 . Los Angeles Times . February 12, 2018.