- Harry Dowda
NFLretired
position=Defensive back
Halfback
number=22,44
birthdate=birth date|1922|12|29Atlanta, Georgia
deathdate=death date and age|1996|06|24|1922|12|29
debutyear=1949
finalyear=1955
draftyear=1947
draftround=19
draftpick=168
college=Wake Forest
teams=
*Washington Redskins (1949-1953)
*Philadelphia Eagles (1954-1955)
stat1label=Offensive yards
stat1value=682
stat2label=Interception s
stat2value=16
stat3label=Touchdown s
stat3value=6
nfl=DOW230715Harry Clinton Dowda (
December 29 ,1922 –June 24 ,1996 ) was anAmerican football defensive back in theNational Football League for theWashington Redskins and thePhiladelphia Eagles . He playedcollege football atWake Forest University . [cite web |author=Demon Deacon Athletics |title=Athletics Hall of Fame |publisher=Wake Forest |url=http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/trads/wake-trads-halloffame.html |accessdate=2007-06-22 ] . He served three years in the Airborne and saw action in theBattle of Bulge andCrossing the Rhine . In 1953, he was married with two children and sold autos in the off-season. [1954 Bowman football card #27]References
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