Phil Croyle

{{Short description|American football player (1949–2020)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Phil Croyle

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| number = 59, 54

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|10|30}}

| birth_place = Great Lakes, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|5|30|1949|10|30}}

| death_place = San Jose, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 223

| high_school = San Lorenzo (CA)

| college = California

| draftyear = 1971

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 159

| pastteams =

• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1971}}–{{NFL Year|1973}})
• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1973}})

| highlights =

• Second-team All-American (1970)
• First-team All-Pac-8 (1970)
• Second-team All-Pac-8 (1969)

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Phil Croyle (October 30, 1949 – May 30, 2020) was an American football linebacker. He played for the Houston Oilers from 1971 to 1973 and for the Buffalo Bills in 1973.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CroyPh20.htm |title=Phil Croyle Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |date= |access-date=2020-02-13}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/philcroyle/2512272/profile |title=Phil Croyle, LB |work=Nfl.com |date= |access-date=2020-02-13}}

He died of cancer on May 30, 2020, in San Jose, California at age 70.{{cite web|author=Gary Peterson |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/02/former-cal-bears-football-standout-dies-from-cancer/ |title=Cal football star, San Jose Fire Dept. battalion chief, dies |work=Mercurynews.com |date=2020-06-02 |access-date=2020-06-05}}