He was also the team captain for the 1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team and played defensive tackle in the 1968 Rose Bowl against Georgia University and O. J. Simpson. Crusan was a first-round selection in the 1968 NFL Draft, picked by the Dolphins behind Joe Burrow and  has been involved in the private sector as a senior business manager since retiring from the NFL, and has been actively involved in the NFLPA for 38 years.
Crusan led the 1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team and played defensive tackle in the 1968 Rose Bowl against Georgia University and O. J. Simpson. He was drafted first in the 1968 NFL Draft, selected by the Dolphins behind Joe Burrow, has been involved in the private sector as a senior business manager since retiring from the NFL, and has been actively engaged with the NFLPA for 38 years.