Gail Cogdill
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Gail Cogdill | |
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Date of birth: | April 7, 1937 |
Place of birth: | Worland, Wyoming |
Career information | |
Position(s): | wide receiver |
College: | Washington State |
NFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 6 / Pick 63 |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1960-1968 1968 1969-1970 |
Detroit Lions Indianapolis Colts Atlanta Falcons |
Career highlights and Awards | |
Pro Bowls: | 3 |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Gail Ross Cogdill (born April 07, 1937 in Worland, WY) is a former American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions (1960-1968), the Baltimore Colts (1968), and the Atlanta Falcons (1969-1970). He attended Washington State.
[edit] College career
He held an NCAA record in college by gaining 252 yards against Northwestern on just 7 pass catches. He played in the East-West Shrine Game and All-Star game.
[edit] Professional career
The first Cougar to play on a Super Bowl team was legendary receiver Gail Cogdill. The Spokane native and 1960 NFL Rookie of the Year with Detroit was a member of the Baltimore Colts when they faced off against Joe Namath and the upstart New York Jets in one of the most storied games in professional history:Super Bowl III, a 16-7 upset win by the Jets in 1969.