Gerard Cowhig Explained

Gerard Cowhig
Number:9, 36
Position:Linebacker / fullback / defensive back
Birth Date:5 July 1921
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:215
High School:Thompson (CT) Marianapolis
College:Notre Dame
Draftyear:1945
Draftround:6
Draftpick:48
(by the Cleveland Rams)[1]
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Pfr:C/CowhGe20

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]

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  1. Web site: 1945 Cleveland Rams . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20070716042006/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=CLR&lg=NFL&yr=1945 . July 16, 2007 . July 17, 2020 . databaseFootball.com.
  2. Web site: GERRY COWHIG . dead . profootballarchives.com . September 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924040834/http://www.profootballarchives.com/cowh00400.html . September 24, 2014.
  3. Web site: Magers . Boyd . Characters and Heavies Jean Willes . January 6, 2022 . www.westernclippings.com.