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David Croudip
No. 28, 30
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	January 25, 1958; Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died:	October 10, 1988 (aged 30); Duluth, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Compton (Compton, California)
College:	San Diego State
Undrafted:	1983
Career history
	Los Angeles Express (1983); Houston Gamblers (1984); Los Angeles Rams (1984); San Diego Chargers (1985); Atlanta Falcons (1985–1988);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

David Rodney Croudip (January 25, 1958 – October 10, 1988) was an American football defensive back. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers and the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL and the USFL's Los Angeles Express and Houston Gamblers. Croudip died on October 10, 1988, at age 30.^[1]^[2] It was later determined he had ingested a fatal dose of cocaine.^[3] His death would be the first of three to strike the Falcons organization in the span of two years. The next year, offensive tackle Ralph Norwood was killed in a one-car crash.^[4] Four weeks later, tight end Brad Beckman was killed in a separate automobile collision.^[5]