Gerard Cowhig
Cowhig on a 1948 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker / fullback / defensive back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 5, 1921 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | December 6, 1995 (aged 74) Van Nuys, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Thompson (CT) Marianapolis | ||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (1941–1942, 1946) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1945: 6th round, 48th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Gerard Finbar Cowhig (July 5, 1921 – December 6, 1995) was an American professional football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected by the Cleveland Rams in the sixth round of the 1945 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of Notre Dame.