Al Cowlings

Infobox NFLretired
name=Al Cowlings

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position=Defensive tackle/Linebacker
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birthdate=birth date and age|1947|6|16
San Francisco, California
deathdate=
debutyear=1970
finalyear=1979
draftyear=1970
draftround=1
draftpick=5
college=Southern California
teams=
* Buffalo Bills (1970-1972)
* Houston Oilers (1973-1974)
* Los Angeles Rams (1975)
* Seattle Seahawks (1976)
* Los Angeles Rams (1977)
* San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979)
stat1label=Tackles
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stat2label=Sacks
stat2value=--
stat3label=Interceptions
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nfl=COW622932
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Allen G. Cowlings (born June 16, 1947 in San Francisco, California) first gained fame as an American football player, but is also known for his role in the saga of O.J. Simpson's murder trial. He played in the NFL between 1970 and 1979 for the Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers.

Cowlings and Simpson were teammates at Galileo High School, San Francisco City College, USC, the Buffalo Bills, and the San Francisco 49ers; they eventually became close friends and confidantes. Cowlings is most famous for his role in Simpson's capture on June 17, 1994, after a low-speed chase by police on Los Angeles freeways, after the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman several hours before. Cowlings claims that Simpson pointed a gun to Cowlings' head, forcing him to take part in Simpson's flight from the police. The chase was televised on live TV from helicopter cameras, and it is estimated it was viewed by approximately 90 million people in the U.S. alone. Cowlings was the driver, Simpson his passenger, in the now-infamous 1993 white Ford Bronco. The chase ended at Simpson's mansion in Brentwood, where he then surrendered to police.