Gail Cogdill
| Date of birth: | April 7, 1937 |
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| 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 Baltimore Colts Atlanta Falcons |
Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls: | 3 |
Career stats | |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Gail Ross Cogdill (born April 7, 1937) 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.
College career
He held an NCAA record in college by gaining 252 yards against Northwestern on 7 receptions. He played in the East-West Shrine Game and All-Star game.
Professional career
The first Cougar (Washington State University) 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.