Dave LaCrosse

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Dave LaCrosse
No. 54
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1955-12-22) December 22, 1955 (age 68)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Conshohocken (PA) Archbishop Kennedy
College: Wake Forest
NFL draft: 1977  / Round: 10 / Pick: 271
Career history
Player stats at PFR

David Joseph LaCrosse (born December 22, 1955) is a former American football linebacker who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Steelers in the tenth round of the 1977 NFL draft. He played college football at Wake Forest University and attended Archbishop Kennedy High School in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. [1]

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References

  1. "DAVE LACROSSE". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.