David Croudip

{{Short description|American football player (1958–1988)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = David Croudip

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| number = 28, 30

| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{birth date|1958|1|25}}

| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|10|10|1958|1|25}}

| 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

| pastteams =

• Los Angeles Express ({{USFL Year|1983}})
• Houston Gamblers ({{USFL Year|1984}})
• Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1984}})
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1985}})
• Atlanta Falcons (1985–{{NFL Year|1988}})

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| pfr = CrouDa20

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David Rodney Croudip (January 25, 1958 – October 10, 1988) was an American professional football defensive back. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) and the United States Football League (USFL)'s Los Angeles Express and Houston Gamblers. Croudip died on October 10, 1988, at age 30.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6IUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6301,7173697&dq=david+croudip&hl=en Falcons back Croudip dies]{{cite news |title=Falcon David Croudip Dies; Cocaine Cocktail Suspected |date=October 10, 1988 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15622942/falcon_david_croudip_dies_cocaine/ |via=Newspapers.com }} It was later determined he had ingested a fatal dose of cocaine.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/13/sports/sports-people-clearly-an-overdose.html?src=pm |title=Sports People; Clearly, an Overdose |date=October 13, 1988 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 23, 2017 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120908204223/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/13/sports/sports-people-clearly-an-overdose.html?src=pm |archivedate=September 8, 2012 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-24-sp-384-story.html |title=Car Accident Kills Tackle Norwood |date=November 24, 1989 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 12, 2018}} Four weeks later, tight end Brad Beckman was killed in a separate automobile collision.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-18-sp-627-story.html |title=Falcons End Brad Beckman Killed |date=December 18, 1989 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 12, 2018}}