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American football player (born 1946)

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American football player

Doug Crusan

No. 77

Position:

Tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1946-07-26) July 26, 1946 (age 78)
Monessen, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

250 lb (113 kg)

Career information

High school:

Monessen

College:

Indiana

NFL draft:

1968 / round: 1 / pick: 27

Career history

Miami Dolphins (1968–1974)

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-American (1967)
Second-team All-Big Ten (1967)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	82
Games started:	60
Fumble recoveries:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Douglas Gordon Crusan Jr. (born July 26, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was an defensive tackle for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins. He played in Super Bowls VI, VII, and VIII. Crusan Jr was the starting offensive tackle for the 1972 Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins, the only NFL team to finish a season with a perfect record (17–0). He was also the team captain for the 1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team and played defensive tackle in the 1968 Rose Bowl against Southern California and O. J. Simpson. Crusan was a first-round selection in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, picked by the Dolphins and has been involved in the private sector as a senior business manager since retiring from the NFL, and has been actively involved in the NFLPA for 38 years.

References

Steidel, David (2008). Remember the AFL: The Ultimate Fan's Guide to the American Football League. Dave Steidel. p. 313. ISBN 9781578603237. Retrieved September 26, 2014.

v t e 1968 NFL/AFL draft first-round selections
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v t e Miami Dolphins 1968 NFL draft selections
Larry Csonka Doug Crusan Jimmy Keyes Jim Cox Jim Urbanek Dick Anderson Jim Kiick Kim Hammond Jim Hines John Boynton Randy Edmunds Sam McDowell Tom Paciorek Joe Mirto Cornelius Cooper Paul Paxton Bob Joswick Ray Blunk Ken Corbin Henry Still Bill Nemeth

v t e Miami Dolphins first-round draft picks
Grabowski Norton Griese Csonka Crusan Stanfill Kadish Reese Carlton Gordon Bokamper Duhe Giesler McNeal Overstreet Foster Marino Shipp Hampton Bosa Kumerow Smith Oliver Webb Hill Vincent Coleman McDuffie Bowens Milner Gardener Green Avery Fletcher Carey Brown Allen Ginn Long Davis Odrick Pouncey Tannehill Jordan James Parker Tunsil Harris Fitzpatrick Wilkins Tagovailoa Jackson Igbinoghene Waddle Phillips Robinson

Miami Dolphins first-round draft picks

v t e Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VII champions
1 Garo Yepremian 7 Billy Lothridge 11 Jim Del Gaizo 12 Bob Griese 13 Jake Scott (MVP) 15 Earl Morrall 20 Larry Seiple 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris 23 Charles Leigh 25 Tim Foley 26 Lloyd Mumphord 28 Ed Jenkins 32 Hubert Ginn 39 Larry Csonka 40 Dick Anderson 42 Paul Warfield 44 Tom Curtis 45 Curtis Johnson 49 Charlie Babb 51 Larry Ball 53 Bob Matheson 54 Howard Kindig 56 Jesse Powell 57 Mike Kolen 59 Doug Swift 60 Al Jenkins 62 Jim Langer 65 Maulty Moore 66 Larry Little 67 Bob Kuechenberg 68 Mike Kadish 72 Bob Heinz 73 Norm Evans 75 Manny Fernandez 77 Doug Crusan 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Wayne Moore 80 Marv Fleming 81 Howard Twilley 82 Otto Stowe 83 Vern Den Herder 84 Bill Stanfill 85 Nick Buoniconti 86 Marlin Briscoe 88 Jim Mandich 89 Karl Noonan
Head coach: Don Shula
Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Monte Clark Tom Keane Mike Scarry Howard Schnellenberger Carl Taseff

v t e Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VIII champions
1 Garo Yepremian 10 Don Strock 12 Bob Griese 13 Jake Scott 15 Earl Morrall 20 Larry Seiple 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris 23 Charles Leigh 25 Tim Foley 26 Lloyd Mumphord 28 Ed Jenkins 29 Tom Smith 34 Ron Sellers 36 Don Nottingham 39 Larry Csonka (MVP) 40 Dick Anderson 42 Paul Warfield 45 Curtis Johnson 48 Henry Stuckey 49 Charles Babb 51 Larry Ball 53 Bob Matheson 54 Howard Kindig 55 Irv Goode 56 Jesse Powell 57 Mike Kolen 58 Bruce Bannon 59 Doug Swift 62 Jim Langer 64 Ed Newman 65 Maulty Moore 66 Larry Little 67 Bob Kuechenberg 70 Larry Woods 72 Bob Heinz 73 Norm Evans 75 Manny Fernandez 76 Willie Young 77 Doug Crusan 79 Wayne Moore 80 Marv Fleming 81 Howard Twilley 82 Bo Rather 83 Vern Den Herder 84 Bill Stanfill 85 Nick Buoniconti 86 Marlin Briscoe 88 Jim Mandich 89 Charlie Wade
Head coach: Don Shula
Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Monte Clark Tom Keane Bill McPeak Mike Scarry Carl Taseff

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