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Football legend Woodrow Lowe reportedly passed away at 71
Woodrow Lowe was a three-time first-team All-American and played 11 NFL seasons with the Chargers, earning multiple hall of fame honors before his death at age 71.
- On Thursday, Woodrow Lowe, 71, died after a lengthy illness, his brother Eddie Lowe, Phenix City mayor, confirmed to AL.com.
- Woodrow Lowe, a three-time All-America at the University of Alabama, played 11 seasons in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers after being selected in the NFL draft.
- He totaled a school-record 134 tackles as a sophomore while Alabama won the SEC and claimed a share of the national championship, and his 315 career tackles still rank fourth in program history.
- A memorial service is being planned in Phenix City, and arrangements were still being finalized as of Thursday morning, while former players and teammates sent condolences and tributes.
- His legacy includes Hall of Fame inductions and long coaching service, with Woodrow Lowe entering the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame ; his son Woodrow Lowe Jr. and grandson Woodrow III continued football careers.
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Woodrow Lowe, a star linebacker at Alabama who started 11 NFL seasons with the Chargers, dies at 71
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Woodrow Lowe, a three-time All-American linebacker at Alabama and an 11-year starter for the NFL's San Diego Chargers, has died. He was 71.
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