George McGowan
George McGowan
Born: October 3, 1948
Bethesda, MD
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
College: Kansas
High School: Glendale (CA)
Career: 1971-1978
George McGowan played from 1971 to 1978 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos. McGowan caught 424 passes for 6,256 yards and 42 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 49 | 827 | 16.9 | 58 | 5 |
| 1972 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 54 | 1015 | 18.8 | 61 | 11 |
| 1973 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 81 | 1123 | 13.9 | 44 | 9 |
| 1974 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 58 | 1 |
| 1975 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 98 | 1472 | 15.0 | 55 | 8 |
| 1976 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 60 | 833 | 13.9 | 50 | 4 |
| 1977 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 40 | 412 | 10.3 | 33 | 3 |
| 1978 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 34 | 402 | 11.8 | 29 | 1 |
| Totals | 424 | 6256 | 14.8 | 61 | 42 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | 142 | 17.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1972 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 147 | 13.4 | 34 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1972 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1973 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1974 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1975 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | |||||||
| 1976 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
| 1977 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1978 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 262 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1972 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1973 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1974 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | |
| 1975 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1976 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1977 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | |
| 1978 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 10 |
Awards
1973 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1973 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1973 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1975 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1975 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1976 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1976 - CFL CFL West All-Star
