Mike Dowdle
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| Position: | Linebacker / Fullback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 6, 1937 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Eliasville, Texas | ||||||||
| Date of death: | December 5, 1993 (aged 55) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Harris County, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Graham (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: |
1960 / Round: 15 / Pick: 179 (By the San Francisco 49ers) |
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| AFL draft: |
1960 / Round: 2 Pick: First Selections (by the Denver Broncos) |
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| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Games played - started: | 81 - 43 |
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| Interceptions: | 6 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Donald Michael Dowdle (December 6, 1937 – December 5, 1993) was an American football fullback and linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Texas.
Dowdle attended Graham High School, where he practiced football and track.
He accepted a scholarship from the University of Texas, becoming a starter at fullback and the team's leader in rushing yards (429 yards) as a sophomore. He was a two-way player and was also a starting linebacker. As a senior, he was moved to halfback.
Dowdle was selected in the fifteenth round (179th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He was tried at fullback and eventually waived before the start of the season.
In 1960, he was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys and switched to play linebacker. He became the starter at outside linebacker for the last 6 games of his second season and would remain there the next year.
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