1988_Atlanta_Falcons_season

1988 Atlanta Falcons season

1988 Atlanta Falcons season

NFL team season

The 1988 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL). The team was marred by tragedy when cornerback David Croudip died on October 10 after a cocaine overdose.[1] It would be the first of three player deaths of the team in the space of two seasons.

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Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1988 NFL Draft
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Personnel

Staff

1988 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

  • Chairman of the board – Rankin M. Smith Sr.
  • President – Rankin M. Smith, Jr.
  • Executive vice president – Taylor Smith
  • Director of player personnel – Ken Herock
  • Director of pro personnel – Bill Jobko

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Foge Fazio

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster

1988 Atlanta Falcons final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Rookies in italics
 47 active, 16 inactive

Regular season

Schedule

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Standings

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References

  1. [1]
    "Falcon David Croudip Dies; Cocaine Cocktail Suspected". Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1988 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "1988 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.


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