Willis Crockett

No. 90

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth:

August 25, 1966

Place of birth:

Douglas, Georgia

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

234 lb (106 kg)

Career information

High school:

Douglas (GA) Coffee

College:

Georgia Tech

NFL Draft:

1989 / Round: 5 / Pick: 119

Career history

Dallas Cowboys (1990)

Career highlights and awards

All-ACC (1988)
Honorable-mention All-American (1988)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	13
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Willis Robert Crockett (born August 25, 1966) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the Georgia Tech and was selected in the fifth round of the 1989 NFL Draft.

Early years

Crockett attended Coffee High School before moving on to Georgia Tech.

He began his college career as a safety and was named a starter as a sophomore.^[1] He was converted to an outside linebacker as a junior. In 1988, he received All-ACC and Honorable-mention All-American honors.^[2]

Professional career

Crockett was selected in the fifth round (119th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.^[3] As a rookie he suffered a left knee injury and was placed on the injured reserve list.^[4] He was waived injured on September 3, 1990,^[5] but eventually returned to the team and played in 13 games as a reserve and special teams player.

References

Dallas Cowboys 1989 NFL draft selections

Troy Aikman Steve Wisniewski Daryl Johnston Mark Stepnoski Rhondy Weston Tony Tolbert Keith Jennings Willis Crockett Jeff Roth Kevin Peterson Charvez Foger Tim Jackson Rod Carter Randy Shannon Scott Ankrom

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