Woodrow Lowe
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 9, 1954 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Columbus, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Phenix City (AL) Central | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 5 / Pick: 131 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 164 |
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| Games started: | 151 |
| Interceptions: | 21 |
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Woodrow Lowe (born June 9, 1954), is a former professional American football linebacker who played from 1976-1986 for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League. Lowe played collegiately at the University of Alabama under Bear Bryant from 1972–1975.
After a stellar career at Central High School in Phenix City, Lowe enrolled at Alabama in 1972, where he found instant success. Lowe became one of only two Alabama players to be named an All-American three times (the other being Cornelius Bennett) when he was named an All-American in 1973, 1974, and 1975. Lowe also played on four SEC championship teams, and one national championship team, while he was at Alabama.
Lowe also holds the Alabama record for most tackles in a season, with 134 stops as a sophomore in 1973. He ranks third all-time in tackles at Alabama, with 315 in his career.
After his time at Alabama, Lowe was chosen by the San Diego Chargers in the 5th round (131st overall pick) in the 1976 NFL Draft.
In his eleven years in San Diego, Lowe was known largely as the epitome of durability and longevity, because he missed only one game in his entire eleven-year NFL career. Moreover, despite his skills in defending the run, Lowe was particularly adept as a pass defender, which is a bit of a rarity for a linebacker. All told, Lowe racked up 21 interceptions as a Charger, and 4 were returned for a touchdown.
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