Gail Cogdill

No. 89

Position:

Split end, wide receiver

Personal information

Date of birth:

April 7, 1937

Place of birth:

Worland, Wyoming

Date of death:

October 20, 2016 (aged 79)

Place of death:

Spokane, Washington

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

Lewis & Clark (Spokane, Washington)

College:

Washington State

NFL Draft:

1960 / Round: 6 / Pick: 63
(by the Detroit Lions)

AFL draft:

1960 / Round: 1
Pick: First Selections
(by the Dallas Texans)

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-Pacific Coast (1959)
NFL Rookie of the Year Award (1960)
3× Pro Bowl selection (1960, 1962, 1963)
3× Second-team All-Pro selection (1962, 1963, 1964)

Career NFL statistics

Receptions:	356
Rec. yards:	5,696
Touchdowns:	36

Player stats at PFR

Receptions:	356
Rec. yards:	5,696
Touchdowns:	36

Gail Ross Cogdill (April 7, 1937 – October 20, 2016) was an American football player. He played college football at the end position for the Washington State Cougars football team from 1957 to 1959. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1960 NFL Draft and played professional football as a split end and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions (1960–1968), the Baltimore Colts (1968), and the Atlanta Falcons (1969–1970). He won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award in 1960 and played in three Pro Bowls, after the 1960, 1962, and 1963 seasons. During an 11-year NFL career, he caught 356 passes for 5,696 yards and scored a total of 36 touchdowns.

Cogdill was born in Worland, Wyoming, in 1937. As a boy, he moved with his family to Spokane, Washington, and attended Lewis and Clark High School in that city. He began playing football during his junior year of high school. After losing every game in his junior year, he helped lead Lewis and Clark to the state championship in his senior year. He also competed in track and basketball and earned all-state honors in all three sports.

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