Rich Sowells
Richard Allen Sowells
Born: October 27, 1948
Prairie View, TX USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 179
College: Alcorn St.
High School: Sam Houston (Huntsville, TX)
Career: 1971-1977
Drafted: 1971 in Round 12, #292 overall by the New York Jets
Rich Sowells played from 1971 to 1977 during his career with the Houston Oilers and New York Jets. Sowells intercepted 10 passes for 115 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 30 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 30 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | New York Jets | 8 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | New York Jets | 11 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | New York Jets | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 0 |
