Bulger Lowe
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| Positions | Tackle, end | ||||
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| Born | June 21, 1895 Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||
| Died | February 18, 1939 (aged 43) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Arlington (Arlington, Massachusetts) Phillips Exeter (Exeter, New Hampshire) | ||||
| College | Lafayette, Fordham | ||||
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George Henry "Bulger" Lowe Jr. (June 21, 1895 – February 18, 1939)[1] was an American football player, coach, and official. He played professionally as a tackle and end for five seasons with the Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Providence Steam Roller, and Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL) and the Boston Bulldogs of the first American Football League (AFL).[2]
In 1909, Lowe started his football career as a 14-year-old, playing guard for Arlington High School.[3] He attended Fordham University and was a captain of the 1917 Fordham Maroon football team.[4]: 150
Lowe served with the United States Army Ambulance Service in France in World War I. He was wounded and hospitalized in France.[5]
Lowe was the first player from Fordham to play professional football, when in 1920 he was drafted to play for Frankford.[4]: 12
Lowe officiated college football games during the 1930s. He died on February 18, 1939, following five weeks of illness.[6]
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.[7] The award is the third oldest collegiate football award in the United States, following the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award.[7][8] The award is sometimes referred to as "New England's Heisman Trophy".[3][7]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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- 1895 births
- 1939 deaths
- American football ends
- American football tackles
- College football officials
- Fordham Rams football players
- Boston Bulldogs (AFL) players
- Boston College Eagles football coaches
- Canton Bulldogs players
- Cleveland Indians (NFL) players
- Dartmouth Big Green football coaches
- Frankford Yellow Jackets players
- Lafayette Leopards football players
- Providence Steam Roller players
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- Sportspeople from Arlington, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Coaches of American football from Massachusetts
- American football offensive lineman, 1890s birth stubs