Larry Croom

{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2009}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|29}}

| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.

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| position1 = Running back

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 201

| college = Arizona
UNLV

| playing_years1 = 2004

| playing_team1 = Arizona Cardinals

| playing_years2 = 2005

| playing_team2 = Hamburg Sea Devils

| playing_years3 = 2005

| playing_team3 = Tennessee Titans*

| playing_years4 = 2005

| playing_team4 = Detroit Lions*

| playing_years5 = 2006

| playing_team5 = San Diego Chargers*

| playing_years6 = 2006

| playing_team6 = Amsterdam Admirals

| playing_years7 = 2007

| playing_team7 = Pittsburgh Steelers*

| playing_years8 = 2011–2012

| playing_team8 = Dresden Monarchs

| playing_years9 = 2013–2016

| playing_team9 = Berlin Adler

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| NFL = 501028

| career_footnotes = *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

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Larry Croom (born October 29, 1981, in Long Beach, California) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). Croom played for Long Beach Polytechnic High School and then played college football for the Arizona Wildcats before transferring to the UNLV Rebels. He also played professionally in the German Football League.

Originally signed as a free agent for the Arizona Cardinals, he saw little playing time before being cut. He played briefly for the Hamburg Sea Devils, and was on the practice squads of the Tennessee Titans, the Detroit Lions, and the San Diego Chargers before playing for the Steelers.

Croom played in the German Football League for five seasons with the Dresden Monarchs and Berlin Adler.

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