David Lang, a former running back with the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys, was murdered yesterday.
Former NFL running back David Lang killed in shooting (ESPN-AP)
Former NFL running back David Lang was killed in a shooting near his suburban Atlanta home, police said Saturday. The 37-year-old Lang, who played for the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys, was shot following an apparent argument with an acquaintance Thursday near his Stone Mountain home, said police Lt. L.J. Florea. Mario Holmes, 20, was arrested and charged with murder, according to Sgt. J. Germano of the DeKalb Police Department. Lang was shot twice, Germano said.Lang, a 12th-round draft pick by the Rams out of Northern Arizona in 1990, played four years in Los Angeles before spending the 1995 season with the Cowboys. In five NFL seasons, Lang rushed for 273 yards on 49 carries and caught 30 passes for 388 yards in 67 games. He also had 1,048 yards on 52 kick returns in four seasons with the Rams.
Lang was also the special teams captain for the Cowboys in their Super Bowl victory over Pittsburgh following the 1995 season.
Damn.
Lang had only one carry for the Cowboys in 1995 but was a superb special teams player, recording 15 solo tackles.
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