| Jackie Lowther | |
| Position: | Halfback |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Death Place: | Livonia, Michigan |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lbs: | 164 |
| High School: | East Detroit (MI) |
| College: | Detroit |
| Draftyear: | 1945 |
| Draftround: | 8 |
| Draftpick: | 72 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games |
| Statvalue1: | 10 |
| Pfr: | LowtJa20 |
Russell Jack Lowther Jr. (December 27, 1922 – September 29, 1952) was an American football player.
A native of Detroit, Lowther attended Eastern High School and played college football for the Detroit Titans. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback for the Detroit Lions in 1944 and for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1945. He appeared in 10 NFL games, two as a starter, and totaled 72 rushing yards on 24 carries and 54 passing yards on 7 of 14 passes.[1]
After his playing career ended, he was the co-owner and sales manager of the Detroit Paint and Glass Co. He died in 1952 at age 29 in a small plane crash on takeoff from the Triangle Airport in Livonia, Michigan.[2]