Harley Dow
Dow, c. 1949 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Guard Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 19, 1925 Mt. Hope, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 25, 2014 (aged 88) Poway, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Verdugo Hills (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | San Jose State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1950: 11th round, 141st pick | ||||||||
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Harley Duane "Moose" Dow (October 19, 1925 – March 25, 2014) was an American professional football lineman who played at the guard and tackle positions.
A native of Mt. Hope, Kansas, he attended Verdugo Hills High School in California and played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.[1] He was co-captain of the 1949 San Jose State Spartans football team that won the conference championship and defeated Texas Tech in the Raisin Bowl.[2] At the end of the 1949 season, he was named to the United Press Little All-Coast football team.[3]
Dow then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1950 season. He appeared in 12 NFL games, six of them as a starter.[1] He was the only rookie named to the 49ers' starting lineup in 1950.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Harley Dow Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Spartan Captains". Daily Independent Journal. September 1, 1949. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raisin Bowl Game Is Star Studded". The Peninsula Times Tribune. December 26, 1949. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harley Dow Is Only Rookie On 49er Starting Lineup". Stockton Record. August 18, 1950. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.