Dennis Walter Crane (born February 23, 1945 in San Bernardino, California)(died November 30, 2003 in Scranton, Arkansas) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1968 NFL Draft. After his NFL career Dennis Crane taught and Coached at Arkansasa Tech University as an assistant coach and later taught and coached High School Football in Paris Arkansas. His son D.J. also coaches high school football in Arkansas.