Dave Croston

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Dave Croston
No. 60
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1963-11-10) November 10, 1963 (age 60)
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school: Sioux City (IA) East
College: Iowa
NFL draft: 1987  / Round: 3 / Pick: 61
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:16
Games started:1
Player stats at PFR

David Charles Croston (born November 10, 1963) is an American former football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, earning All-American honors.

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Early life

Croston was born David Charles Croston on November 10, 1963, in Sioux City, Iowa. [2]

Career

Croston was the drafted in the third round (61st overall) of the 1987 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. [3] He had a one-year career playing 16 games for the Packers in 1988. Croston played at the collegiate level at the University of Iowa. [4]

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References

  1. "Dave Croston". Pro Football Archives.
  2. "PRO-FOOTBALL Reference". Dave Croston. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  3. "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  4. "National Football League". Dave Croston. Retrieved December 11, 2010.