Jay MacDowell

Jay MacDowell
Date of birth(1919-09-14)September 14, 1919
Place of birthOak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Date of deathJune 15, 1992(1992-06-15) (aged 72)
Place of deathSpringfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Wide receiver
US collegeWashington
NFL draft1941 / round: 3 / pick: 19
Drafted byCleveland Rams[1]
Career history
As player
1946–1951Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Jay Sidney MacDowell (September 14, 1919 – June 15, 1992) was an American football player who played tackle and end for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles.[2][3] He was selected by the Cleveland Rams in the first round of the 1941 NFL draft.[4]

After graduating from college, he entered the Army Air Corps as a first lieutenant and was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked Dec. 7, 1941.[5]

After the war, he did postgraduate work at Michigan State University for a year before going to play for the Philadelphia Eagles.

  1. ^ "1941 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Jay MacDowell Stats".
  3. ^ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players".
  4. ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wayback Machine: Washington's 'Strauss Boys'". Retrieved March 13, 2024.