George Lowe (American football)

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George Henry Lowe Jr.
Position:Tackle/Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1895-06-21)June 21, 1895
Arlington, Massachusetts
Died:February 18, 1939(1939-02-18) (aged 43)
Boston, Massachusetts
Career information
College:Lafayette
Fordham
Career history
Career NFL statistics
TDs:1
Player stats at NFL.com

George Henry "Bulger" Lowe Jr. (June 21, 1895 – February 18, 1939)[1] was an American football tackle and defensive end.[2] He played five seasons for the Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Providence Steam Roller, and Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League and the Boston Bulldogs of the first American Football League.

In 1909, Lowe started his football career as a 14-year-old, playing guard for Arlington High School.[3]

Lowe played one season for Fordham University in 1917[4]: 167  and was one of the team captains,[4]: 12  with the school claiming a 22-3 record.[4]: 156 

Lowe Served with the USAAS in World War I in France, getting wounded and ending up in hospital in France.[5]

Lowe was the first player from Formham to play pro football, when in 1920 he was drafted to play for Frankford.[4]: 12  Lowe would go on to play for five different teams from 1920 till 1927.[4]: 12 

The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston established The George H. "Bulger" Lowe Award in 1939 to recognise New England's best offensive and defensive players in the NCAA Bowl and Championship divisions.[6] The award is the third oldest collegiate football award in the United States, following the Heisman and Maxwell trophies.[6][7] The award is sometimes referred to as "New England's Heisman Trophy".[3][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Funeral of Lowe Will be Wednesday". Arlington Historical Society. February 19, 1939. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bulger Lowe NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. February 2, 1939. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Blevins, David (2012). College football awards : all national and conference winners through 2010 (Journal of Sport History ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786448678. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ram Newspaper - 11/16/1918". The Ram Newspaper. Fordham University. November 16, 1918. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Obukwelu Tabbed George "Bulger" Lowe Winner as Top Defensive Player in New England". Harvard University. Harvard Crimson. December 6, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowdoin's Dave Diamond Honored by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston". New England Small College Athletic Conference. December 30, 2005. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007.


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