Woodrow Lowe

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Woodrow Lowe
Career information
Date of birth:	(1954-06-09) June 9, 1954
Place of birth:	Columbus, Georgia
Position(s):	Linebacker
College:	Alabama
NFL Draft:	1976 / Round: 5 / Pick: 131
Organizations
As player:
1976-1986	San Diego Chargers
Career highlights and awards
Honors:	3x All-American (1973, 1974, 1975) San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Woodrow Lowe (born June 9, 1954 in Columbus, Georgia), is a former professional American football linebacker who played from 1976-1986 for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League. Lowe played collegiately at the University of Alabama under Bear Bryant from 1972-1975.

College career

After a stellar career at Central High School in Phenix City, Lowe enrolled at Alabama in 1972, where he found instant success. Lowe became one of only two Alabama players to be named an All American three times (the other is Cornelius Bennett) when he was named an All-American in 1973, 1974, and 1975. Lowe also played on four SEC championship teams, and one national championship team, while he was at Alabama.

Lowe also holds the Alabama record for most tackles in a season, with 134 stops as a sophomore in 1973. He ranks third all-time in tackles at Alabama, with 315 in his career.

San Diego Chargers

After his time at Alabama, Lowe was chosen by the San Diego Chargers in the 5th round (131st overall pick) in the 1976 NFL Draft.

In his eleven years in San Diego, Lowe was known largely as the epitome of durability and longevity, because he missed only one game in his entire eleven-year NFL career. Moreover, despite his skills in defending the run, Lowe was particularly adept as a pass defender, which is a bit of a rarity for a linebacker. All told, Lowe racked up 21 interceptions as a Charger, and 4 were returned for a touchdown.

Coaching

After retiring from the NFL, Lowe became a football coach. He spent six years in the NFL as a defensive assistant for the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs, and eventually returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach, a stint which included the Red Devils' 1993 state championship. After spending five years with the UAB Blazers, Lowe moved back to the high school ranks and became the head coach for Central's biggest rival, Smiths Station High School 'SportPage'&SportID='3554'. Lowe was removed from his position at Smiths Station by the Lee County Board of Education in 2008 after compliling a total record of 12 wins and 19 losses in only 3 years as head coach. Lowe was an assistant coach at Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham.^[1]

On December 30, 2009 Lowe was named the head coach and returned home to his alma mater, Central High School in Phenix City, AL.

Awards

For his impact through athletics as a player and a coach, Lowe was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

External links

NFL.com player page

References

↑ Beaudry, Paul. "Birmingham youths learn football skills, teamwork in Jackson-Olin camp". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 2008-09-03.

v t e 1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football—UPI national champions

Buddy Brown Sylvester Croom Mike DuBose Wilbur Jackson Woodrow Lowe Wayne Rhodes Mike Riley Mike Washington Head coach Bear Bryant Assistant coaches Ken Donahue Pat Dye Danny Ford Curley Hallman John Mitchell Bud Moore Mal Moore Bill Oliver Jimmy Sharpe

v t e 1974 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Steve Bartkowski RB Anthony Davis RB Archie Griffin RB Joe Washington WR Peter Demmerle TE Bennie Cunningham OT Marvin Crenshaw OT John Roush G Gerry DiNardo G Ken Huff C Steve Myers

Defense	DL Rubin Carter DL Leroy Cook DL Pat Donovan DL Mike Hartenstine DL Louie Kelcher DL Jimmy Webb DL Randy White LB Kenneth Bernich LB Woodrow Lowe LB Rod Shoate LB Richard Wood DB Dave Brown DB John Provost DB Pat Thomas

v t e San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team

Offense	QB Fouts Hadl Humphries Rivers RB Lincoln P. Lowe Means Muncie Tomlinson WR Alworth Chandler Garrison Jefferson Joiner TE Gates Winslow T Mix Washington Wright G Dielman Sweeney White Wilkerson C Hardwick Macek

Defense	DE Dean Faison O’Neal DT Johnson Kelcher Ladd Williams LB Allen W. Lowe Merriman Seau Smith DB Buchanon Byrd Harrison Jammer McNeil

Special teams	K Benirschke Carney KR Duncan Sproles P Bennett Scifres ST Bauer Osgood

Coaches	Coryell Gillman Ross

Persondata
Name	Lowe, Woodrow
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	June 9, 1954
Place of birth	Columbus, Georgia
Date of death
Place of death

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