Don Croft

{{Short description|American football player (born 1949)}}

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{{infobox NFL player

|name=Don Croft

|position=Defensive tackle

|number=72, 79

|birth_date={{birth date|1949|1|7}}

|birth_place=Temple, Texas, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age |2021|5|2 |1949|1|7 |mf=yes}}

|height_ft=6

|height_in=4

|weight_lbs=254

|high_school=Irving (TX)

|college=UTEP

|draftyear=1972

|draftround=5

|draftpick=115

|pastteams=

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1972|1975}})
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1976}})

|statlabel1=Sacks

|statvalue1=6.5

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=3

|pfr=CrofDo20

}}

Donald Thomas Croft (born January 1, 1949) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played four season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. Croft played in a total of 34 career games between 1972 and 1976.{{cite book|title=ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia|date=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishing|isbn=978-1-4027-4216-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/espnprofootballe00ster/page/164 164]|edition=first|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/espnprofootballe00ster/page/164}}