Charley Cowan

Charley Cowan

Date of birth	June 19, 1938
Place of birth	Braeholm, West Virginia
Date of death	April 29, 1998(1998-04-29) (aged 59)
Place of death	Los Angeles, California
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
US college	New Mexico Highlands
NFL draft	1961 / Round: 4 / Pick: 45
Career history
As player
1961–1975	Los Angeles Rams
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	3
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Charles Edward Cowan (June 19, 1938 in Braeholm, West Virginia – April 29, 1998 in Los Angeles, California) was a former American football offensive tackle who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League with the Los Angeles Rams from 1961 to 1975. Cowan was a huge intimidating presence on the left of Tom Mack, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, from 1966 to 1975, forming a potent left side of the offensive line, with help from Ken Iman at center from 1965 to 1975. In that 1961 to 1975 span, the Rams made the playoffs 5 times (1967,1969,1973,1974,1975), reaching the NFC championship game of the 1974-75 NFL playoffs and the 1975-76 NFL playoffs, but losing to the Minnesota Vikings and to the Dallas Cowboys, respectively. In the 1974 divisional round, the Rams defeated the Washington Redskins, as Cowan was successful against the opposing the right defensive end Verlon Biggs. In the 1975 divisional round, Doug France started in his place as the Rams defeated the St. Louis Cardinals. Cowan came back to play against the Cowboys, his final game, as the Rams could not get past them. Cowan was replaced by Doug France in 1976.