Gerard Cowhig
Appearance
No. 9, 36 | |
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Position: | Linebacker / fullback / defensive back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | July 5, 1921
Died: | December 6, 1995 Van Nuys, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Thompson (CT) Marianapolis |
College: | Notre Dame |
NFL draft: | 1945 / round: 6 / pick: 48 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1] |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Gerard Finbar Cowhig (July 5, 1921 – December 6, 1995) was an American football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the sixth round of the 1945 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame. He attended Mechanic Arts High School in Boston, Massachusetts and Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, Connecticut.[2] Cowhig was married to actress Jean Willes and they had one son named Gerry.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "1945 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "GERRY COWHIG". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ Magers, Boyd. "Characters and Heavies | Jean Willes". www.westernclippings.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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Categories:
- 1995 deaths
- 1921 births
- Players of American football from Boston
- American football linebackers
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Mechanic Arts High School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker, pre-1930s birth stubs
- American football running back, 1920s birth stubs
- American football defensive back, 1920s birth stubs