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| Position: | Tackle,end | ||||
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| Born: | (1895-06-21)June 21, 1895 Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | February 18, 1939(1939-02-18) (aged 43) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Arlington (Arlington, Massachusetts) Phillips Exeter (Exeter, New Hampshire) | ||||
| College: | Lafayette,Fordham | ||||
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GeorgeHenry"Bulger"LoweJr. (June 21, 1895 – February 18, 1939)[1] was anAmerican football player, coach, and official. He played professionally as atackle andend for five seasons with theCanton Bulldogs,Cleveland Indians,Providence Steam Roller, andFrankford Yellow Jackets of theNational Football League (NFL) and theBoston Bulldogs of thefirst American Football League (AFL).[2]
In 1909, Lowe started his football career as a 14-year-old, playingguard forArlington High School.[3] He attendedFordham University and was a captain of the1917 Fordham Maroon football team.[4]: 150
Lowe served with theUnited States Army Ambulance Service in France inWorld War I. He was wounded and hospitalized in France.[5]
Lowe was the first player from Fordham to play professional football, when in 1920 he was drafted to play for Frankford.[4]: 12
Lowe officiated college football games during the 1930s. He died on February 18, 1939, following five weeks of illness.[6]
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston establishedThe George H. "Bulger" Lowe Award in 1939 to recognise New England's best offensive and defensive players in theNCAA Bowl andChampionship divisions.[7] The award is the third oldest collegiate football award in the United States, following theHeisman Trophy andMaxwell Award.[7][8] The award is sometimes referred to as"New England's Heisman Trophy".[3][7]
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