J. G. Lowe
| Tennessee Volunteers – No. 13 | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 24, 1903 |
| Died: | September 1986 Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1922–1925) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jesse Grant Lowe, Jr. (June 24, 1903 – September 1986) was an American college football player.
Early years
His father Jesse Grant Lowe was a teacher.[1]
College football
J. G. Lowe was an end on M. B. Banks's Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee, captain of both the 1924 and 1925 teams.[2] His first three years he played next to Estes Kefauver on the line. Lowe was the last to be elected captain of the football team in consecutive years until 2004.[3][4] Lowe and his three brothers (Andy Lowe, Chink Lowe, and Ted Lowe) all played for Tennessee. J. G. was selected All-Southern in 1925,[5] an honor predicted by his brother. "Chink" once wrote "We practiced pretty hard today...The boys showed great improvement over yesterday, so I am somewhat encouraged. . . . J.G. showed up good today and although he doesn't know it all, he seems sure of making the team. I believe he will run some one a good race for All Southern."[6] J. G. was also selected a third-team All-American in 1925.[7]
Coaching career
Lowe coached at Tennessee High in Bristol[8] and at King University in Kingsport.[9]
In 1931, Lowe married Dorothy Montague Sevier.
References
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/recordofalumnico1896meth/recordofalumnico1896meth_djvu.txt
- ^ e. g. "1924 Football Program - UT vs Carson-Newman (non-IA)". October 18, 1924.
- ^ "Tennessee Names 2004 Captains".
- ^ Jeffery Stewart. "NFL's Loss Boosts Tennessee's Game". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press". Kingsport Times. November 30, 1925.
- ^ "Volunteer Warrior". University of Tennessee Alumni Magazine.
- ^ "Associated Press Announces All-American Teams". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. December 14, 1925.
- ^ "Tennessee High Is Looking Good". The Kingsport Times. September 14, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved November 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Many of Best Players on Competing Teams Are of This Immediate Sections, Well Known Here". Kingsport Times. February 8, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
