Dennis Crane
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Dennis Walter Crane(died November 30, 2003 in Scranton
, Arkansas
) is a former American football
defensive tackle in the National Football League
for the Washington Redskins
and the New York Giants
. He played college football
at the University of Southern California
and was drafted
in the fourth round of the 1968 NFL Draft
.
After his NFL career Dennis Crane taught and Coached at Arkansasa Tech University as an assistant coach and later taught and coached High School Football in Paris Arkansas. His son D.J. also coaches high school football in Arkansas.
Scranton, Arkansas
Scranton is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 222 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Scranton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
) is a former American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive tackle in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
and the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and was drafted
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
in the fourth round of the 1968 NFL Draft
1968 NFL Draft
The 1968 National Football League Draft was part of the Common Draft, in the second year in which the NFL and AFL held a joint draft of college players on January 30–31.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
.
After his NFL career Dennis Crane taught and Coached at Arkansasa Tech University as an assistant coach and later taught and coached High School Football in Paris Arkansas. His son D.J. also coaches high school football in Arkansas.