David Carl Mann (June 2, 1932 – May 22, 2012) was an American professional gridiron football halfback and punter in the NFL and CFL.

He played for the Cardinals for three seasons as a punter, running back, and a special teams member.

On the eve of the 1959 season, Mann was arrested after a raid on his apartment discovered about $100 worth of marijuana.

[5] Mann became a Canadian citizen and moved to Mississauga, Ontario, where he instructed techniques in golf, played drums in a jazz trio, and became friends with comedian Bill Cosby.

[6] He also became a partner with Archie Alleyne, John Henry Jackson and Howard Matthews in The Underground Railroad, a soul food restaurant in Toronto.