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Gerard Cowhig
	Cowhig on a 1948 Bowman football card
No. 9, 36
Position:	Linebacker / fullback / defensive back
Personal information
Born:	July 5, 1921; Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:	December 6, 1995 (aged 74); Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Thompson (CT) Marianapolis
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1945 / round: 6 / pick: 48; (by the Cleveland Rams)
Career history
	Los Angeles Rams (1947–1949); Chicago Cardinals (1950); Philadelphia Eagles (1951);
Career highlights and awards
	National champion (1946);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Gerard Finbar Cowhig (July 5, 1921 – December 6, 1995) was an American football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the sixth round of the 1945 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame. He attended Mechanic Arts High School in Boston, Massachusetts and Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, Connecticut.^[2] Cowhig was married to actress Jean Willes and they had one son named Gerry.^[3]

References

^ "1945 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "GERRY COWHIG". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
^ Magers, Boyd. "Characters and Heavies | Jean Willes". www.westernclippings.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.