George McGowan
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| Date of birth | March 10, 1948 |
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| Place of birth | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | WR |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| College | Kansas |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1971–1978 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1973, 1975, 1976 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1973, 1975, 1976 |
| Awards |
1973 - Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy 1973 - CFL MOP |
| Honors | 1985 - Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour |
| Records |
Eskimos Record
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| Career stats | |
Eskimos Record
George McGowan (born March 10, 1948) is an American-born former football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) where he played for eight seasons from 1971–1978. During his career with the Eskimos, he set CFL league records for most catches in a game (15) and most catches in a season (98) and won two Grey Cups before his career was cut short by knee injuries. McGowan was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
Born in Bethesda, Maryland on March 10, 1948, he grew up Glendale, California. McGowan attended University of Kansas and played for the Jayhawks for two years. In 1968, he had great success as a receiver, with 32 receptions for 592 yards and five touchdowns. In 1969, he was moved to defensive back, and was less impressive.
It took McGowan several training camps (one with the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL) and a couple of years until he ended up in Edmonton as a receiver.
He would play 8 seasons in Edmonton. In his first year, 1971, he caught 49 passes for 827 yards, and 54 for 1015 yards the next season. 1973 was one of his greatest years, and his 81 catches for 1,123 yards won him the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award.
An injury limited his performance to 8 receptions in 1974, but McGowan provided the comeback story of the next year, catching a then record 98 passes for 1,472 yards. In his last three season injuries steadily limited his effectiveness, and he caught 60, 40 and 34 passes during that time.
His career totals were 424 receptions for 6,356 yards (14.9 yard average) and 42 touchdowns. He was an all star 3 times and played in 5 Grey Cup games, winning two. He also caught a then record 15 passes in the September 3, 1973 game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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