Gerard Cowhig
American football player (1921–1995)
American football player
 Cowhig on a 1948 Bowman football card | |
| No. 9, 36 | |
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| Position: | Linebacker / fullback / defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1921-07-05)July 5, 1921 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died: | December 6, 1995(1995-12-06) (aged 74) Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
| 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 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
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
- ^ "1945 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
{{cite web}}: 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.
External links
- Just Sports Stats
- Gerard Cowhig at Find a Grave
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1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—AP national champions
- Russell "Pete" Ashbaugh
- Terry Brennan
- Al Cannava
- Gus Cifelli
- Corwin Clatt
- George Connor
- Larry Coutre
- Gerard Cowhig
- Zygmont Czarobski
- Bill Fischer
- Bill Gompers
- Leon Hart
- Luke Higgins
- Frank Kosikowski
- Bill Leonard
- Bob Livingstone
- Johnny Lujack
- Jim Martin
- John Mastrangelo
- Ralph McGehee
- Jim Mello
- Bill O'Connor
- John Panelli
- George Ratterman
- Vince Scott
- Joe Signaigo
- Floyd Simmons
- Emil Sitko
- Bob Skoglund
- Art Statuto
- George Strohmeyer
- George Sullivan
- Mike Swistowicz
- George Tobin
- Frank Tripucka
- Gasper Urban
- Bill Walsh
- Marty Wendell
- Bill Wightkin
- Joe Yonto
- Ernie Zalejski
- Jack Zilly
- Head coach: Frank Leahy
- Assistant coaches: Marty Brill
- Bernie Crimmins
- John F. Druze
- Moose Krause
- Fred Miller
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