| Paul Lowe | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 27, 1936 |
| Place of birth |  Homer, Louisiana |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| College | Oregon State |
| AFL Draft | 1960 / Round : Free Agent |
| Jersey Number | 23 |
| Career highlights | |
| TSN All-AFL | 1960, 1965 |
| AFL All-Star | 1960, 1963, 1965 |
| Awards | 1965 UPI, TSN AFL MVP |
| Honors | American Football League Champion, 1963 All-Time All-AFL Team Chargers Hall of Fame |
| Records | AFL All-time Rushing Avg, 4. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Homer is a town in and the Parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time A halfback or tailback is an offensive position in American, and College football who lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA Oregon State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research[[ university]] located in Corvallis, Oregon, United The American Football League (AFL 1960 - 1969 stocked its teams in two ways 1 Signing free agents (players whose contracts in other professional football leagues had expired or The 1960 American Football League Draft was held on November 22, 1959, shortly after the organization of the league and lasted 33 rounds Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports Sporting News American Football League All-League Team - 1960 The American Football League did not have an All-Star game after its All-League Teams The Sporting News published American Football League All-League Teams for each season Sporting News American Football League All-League Team - 1960 The American Football League did not have an All-Star game after its Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports The American Football League (AFL All- Time Team was selected in 1970 by a panel of Hall of Fame selectors comprised of professional football writers from American Football The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Individual Records Passing Most Pass Attempts Career, 8882 Brett Favre, 1991-Present Most Pass Attempts Season, Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 89 yd/carry |
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Paul Edward Lowe (born September 27, 1936 in Homer, Louisiana) is a retired American football running back who played for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League from 1960 to 1969. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Homer is a town in and the Parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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College career
Lowe attend Oregon State University and played football for the Beavers under legendary coach Tommy Prothro. Oregon State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research[[ university]] located in Corvallis, Oregon, United The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University (based in Corvallis Oregon) in NCAA Division I-A College football James Thompson "Tommy" Prothro Jr ( July 20, 1920 - May 14, 1995) was an American football coach at both the collegiate
Professional career
After graduating from Oregon State University, Lowe played for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1959 pre-season. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team However, Lowe was unable to make the team and was released before the regular season began. He returned to Los Angeles, California to get a job to support his wife. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He took a job in the mailroom for the Carte Blanche Credit Card Corporation, owned by the Hilton family. Hilton Hotels Corporation, a subsidiary of the Blackstone Group, is a global hospitality company [1]
In 1960, Barron Hilton, son of famed hotel magnet Conrad Hilton, was the owner of the Los Angeles Chargers, a start-up team in the newly formed American Football League. William Barron Hilton I (born October 23 1927 is an American heir and Hotelier, co-chairman of the Hilton Hotel chain and the original owner of Conrad Nicholson Hilton Sr ( December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American Hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotel The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The Chargers General Manager, Frank Leahy, asked Lowe to come out to the Chargers training camp on the basis of his talents at Oregon State a few years back. Francis William Leahy (August 27 1908&ndashJune 21 1973 was an American collegiate football coach Lowe joined the Chargers as a free agent. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player He returned his first touch of the football in the AFL for a 105-yard touchdown in the Chargers' first-ever exhibition game and led the team in rushing with 855 yards on 136 carries (6. 3 yard average) and also had 23 receptions for 377 yards. In 1961, Lowe had the Chargers' longest run from scrimmage with an 87-yard run, a record that still stands today. [1]
Lowe was the UPI and Sporting News American Football League MVP in 1965 with 1,121 yards rushing (14-game schedule). Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He was also a three-time all-American Football League selection. All-League Teams The Sporting News published American Football League All-League Teams for each season Lowe set a pro football record with six games in which he gained 100 or more yards on 14 or fewer carries. He has the AFL's all-time highest rushing average, at 4. 89 yd/carry, and his career rushing total of 4,995 yards is second best all-time in the AFL. He is also one of only twenty players who were in the AFL for its entire ten-year existence.
Legacy
In 1970, the Pro Football Hall of Fame named Lowe as a halfback on the All-Time All-AFL Team. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL The American Football League (AFL All- Time Team was selected in 1970 by a panel of Hall of Fame selectors comprised of professional football writers from American Football In 1979, the San Diego inducted him into the Chargers’ Hall of Fame. Lowe remains in San Diego to this day and supports his team as a season ticket holder. [1]
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References
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