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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | February 25, 1949 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Feitshans (IL) | ||||||||||
College: | Iowa State | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 | ||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 36 |
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Receptions: | 43 |
Receiving Yards: | 742 |
Touchdowns: | 10 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Otto Stowe (born February 25, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football wide receiver who played 4 seasons in the NFL for the Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins. He played college football at Iowa State University.
At Feitshans High School he was an All-state selection in both football and basketball. He went on to play basketball at Iowa State University, before focusing on football after his sophomore season and proceeding to lead the team in receiving for 3 consecutive years. He began as a defensive back before being switched to wide receiver.
As a senior in 1970, he had the most prolific receiving season in school history up to that point, breaking single-season school records in receptions (59), receiving yards (822) and touchdowns (6). He also led the Big Eight in all three categories and ranked 13th nationally in receiving, earning first-team all-Big Eight honors. His 59 catches ranks fifth all-time and his 822 receiving yards seventh all-time in school history for a season. He finished his career as Iowa State University all-time leader in receptions (132) and receiving yards (1,751), and second in career touchdowns (10). He still ranks third in career receptions and fifth in receiving yards.