Jackie Lowther

Jackie Lowther
Personal information
Born:(1922-12-27)December 27, 1922
Detroit, Michigan
Died:September 29, 1952(1952-09-29) (aged 29)
Livonia, Michigan
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:164 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High school:East Detroit (MI)
College:Detroit
Position:Halfback
NFL draft:1945 / round: 8 / pick: 72
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Russell Jack Lowther Jr. (December 27, 1922 – September 29, 1952) was an American football player.

A native of Detroit, Lowther attended Eastern High School and played college football for the Detroit Titans.[1] He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback for the Detroit Lions in 1944 and for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1945. He appeared in 10 NFL games, two as a starter, and totaled 72 rushing yards on 24 carries and 54 passing yards on 7 of 14 passes.[1]

After his playing career ended, he was the co-owner and sales manager of the Detroit Paint and Glass Co. He died in 1952 at age 29 in a small plane crash on takeoff from the Triangle Airport in Livonia, Michigan.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Jackie Lowther". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ex-Lions Halfback Killed in Plane Crash". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1952 – via Newspapers.com.