Al Cowlings

Al Cowlings
No. 82, 76, 70, 72, 79
Position:Linebacker
Defensive end
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1947-06-16) June 16, 1947 (age 77)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Galileo (San Francisco)
College:USC
NFL draft:1970 / round: 1 / pick: 5
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:101
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Allen Cedric "A.C." Cowlings[1] (born June 16, 1947) is an American former professional football player and actor. He played college football for the USC Trojans before being selected fifth overall in the first round by the Buffalo Bills in the 1970 NFL draft. He was a starter at various defensive positions for the Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and the San Francisco 49ers, until retiring after the 1979 season.[2][3]

Cowlings is most famous for his role in aiding his close friend O. J. Simpson in fleeing the police on June 17, 1994, after Simpson was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. After leading police on a low-speed chase in his now infamous white Ford Bronco (not to be confused with Simpson's own Ford Bronco, which had traces of the victims' blood and was therefore used as evidence in the trial), Cowlings drove Simpson back to his home where both were arrested; Simpson for murder, and Cowlings for aiding a fugitive, although the charges against Cowlings would later be dropped.

  1. ^ "Former agent could make a killing off O.J.'s white Bronco". NY Post. July 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Swift, E.M. (June 27, 1994). "Friends To The End". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 80, no. 25. p. 46. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Marcin (1971), p. 56.
    Ebony (Nov 1974), p. 170.
    Ebony (Nov 1977), pp. 170–172.