Gerry Cowhig
Gerard Finbar Cowhig
Born: July 5, 1921
Boston, MA USA
Deceased: December 6, 1995
Van Nuys, CA
Position: LB-FB-DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: Notre Dame
High School: Mechanic Arts (Boston, MA); Marianapolis Prep (Thompson, CT)
Career: 1947-1951
Drafted: 1945 in Round 6, #48 overall by the Cleveland Rams
Gerry Cowhig played from 1947 to 1951 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. Cowhig ran for 342 yards in his career on 81 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 3 passes for 18 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 46 | 206 | 4.5 | 14 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Totals | 81 | 342 | 4.2 | 21 | 3 |
Receiving:
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 26 | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 26 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 |
| 1948 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 0 |
