{"id":43837,"date":"2025-11-08T06:50:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/43837\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T06:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:50:25","slug":"former-alabama-chargers-star-lb-woodrow-lowe-dies-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/43837\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Alabama, Chargers star LB Woodrow Lowe dies at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Woodrow Lowe, a three-time All-America linebacker at Alabama<\/a> and an 11-year starter for the San Diego Chargers<\/a>, has died. He was 71.<\/p>\n

Lowe died at his home in Collierville, Tennessee, on Thursday, according to the National Football Foundation.<\/p>\n

Lowe was a 2009 NFF Hall of Fame inductee. He starred at Alabama (1972-75) and was the second player in program history to make the first-team All-America list three times. He helped the Crimson Tide make the Sugar Bowl in 1973, losing to eventual national champion Notre Dame<\/a>, and was a consensus All-America selection the following year.<\/p>\n

“Woodrow Lowe was one of the finest linebackers ever to play the game, and we are deeply saddened to learn of his passing,” NFF chairman Archie Manning said. “A three-time All-American and one of the most decorated linebackers in college football history, he defined excellence at one of the top programs in the country.<\/p>\n

“After his playing days, he dedicated himself to shaping young lives as a coach and mentor, carrying forward the lessons of excellence and dedication that defined his own career. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the entire Alabama football community.”<\/p>\n

Born June 9, 1954, in Columbus, Georgia, Lowe got his football start at Phenix City Central High in Alabama. He stayed in-state for college and set a single-season record at Alabama with 134 tackles in 1973. The Crimson Tide went 43-5 during his four seasons in Tuscaloosa, and his 315 career tackles still rank fourth in school history.<\/p>\n

A fifth-round draft pick by the Chargers in 1976, Lowe played in 164 of 165 possible games during his NFL career and tallied 21 interceptions, including four returned for touchdowns.<\/p>\n

He coached at the high school, college and professional levels before retiring in Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Lowe also was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame and the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

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