David Lang (football player)

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David Lang
Date of birth: March 28, 1967
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Loma Linda, CA
Date of death: May 21, 2005 (aged 38)
Place of death: Flag of the United States Stone Mountain, GA
Career information
Position(s): Running back
Jersey №: 38
College: Northern Arizona
NFL Draft: 1990 / Round: 12 / Pick: 328
Organizations
 As player:
1991-1994
1995
Los Angeles Rams
Dallas Cowboys
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

David Lang (March 28, 1967May 21, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League.

He was drafted in the 12th-round from Northern Arizona University in 1990 NFL Draft. He spent four years with the Los Angeles Rams. In 1992, Lang rushed for a career high 203 yards on 33 carries and caught 18 passes for 283 yards. He scored six touchdowns.

David graduated from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California in 1986, where he enjoyed football star status as a positive, friendly young man.

In 1995, his final season, he was the special teams captain of the Dallas Cowboys who won Super Bowl XXX.

He was shot and killed near his home in Stone Mountain, Georgia.