Randolph Channing Crowder Sr. (born July 30, 1952 in Farrell, Pennsylvania

Farrell, Pennsylvania

Farrell is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,050 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

) is a former American football

American football

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 defensive lineman in the NFL

National Football League

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. He played three seasons with the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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 and three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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. He attended Penn State University

Pennsylvania State University

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, where he was named All-America

All-America

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 in 1973.

On August 12, 1977, a judge sentenced two former Miami Dolphin players to one year in jail for selling cocaine from their arrest on May 4, 1977. Randy Crowder and Don Reese

Don Reese

Donald Francis Reese was an American football defensive end who played in the National Football League. After playing college football at Jackson State University, Reese was a 1st round selection of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins...

, who admitted selling a pound of cocaine to an undercover policeman, pleaded no contest and Circuit Judge Joseph Durant withheld adjudication as part of a plea-bargaining agreement.

Crowder is the father of former Dolphins linebacker

Linebacker

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 Channing Crowder

Channing Crowder

Randolph Channing Crowder, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League . He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American...

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