Bulger Lowe

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George Lowe
No. 7, 18, 5, 14
Position:Tackle, end
Personal information
Born:(1895-06-21)June 21, 1895
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:February 18, 1939(1939-02-18) (aged 43)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Arlington
(Arlington, Massachusetts)
Phillips Exeter
(Exeter, New Hampshire)
College:Lafayette, Fordham
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

George Henry "Bulger" Lowe Jr. (June 21, 1895 – February 18, 1939)

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

Heisman and Maxwell trophies.[7][8] The award is sometimes referred to as "New England's Heisman Trophy".[3][7]

References

  1. ^ "Funeral of Lowe Will be Wednesday". Arlington Historical Society. February 19, 1939. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bulger Lowe NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. February 2, 1939. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0786448678
    . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2019 Fordham Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ram Newspaper - 11/16/1918". The Ram Newspaper. Fordham University. November 16, 1918. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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  7. ^ a b c "Obukwelu Tabbed George "Bulger" Lowe Winner as Top Defensive Player in New England". Harvard University. Harvard Crimson. December 6, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowdoin's Dave Diamond Honored by Gridiron Club of Greater Boston". New England Small College Athletic Conference. December 30, 2005. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007.

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