Gail Cogdill

Gail Cogdill

NFL player


Caption=
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1937|04|7
Birthplace= Worland, Wyoming
Position=wide receiver
College=Washington State
DraftedYear=1960
DraftedRound=6 / Pick 63
Stats=y
PFR=CogdGa00
DatabaseFootball=COGDIGAI01
years=1960-1968
1968
1969-1970

teams=Detroit Lions
Baltimore Colts
Atlanta Falcons

ProBowls=3

Gail Ross Cogdill (born April 07, 1937 in Worland, WY) is a former American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions (1960-1968), the Baltimore Colts (1968), and the Atlanta Falcons (1969-1970). He attended Washington State.

College career

He held an NCAA record in college by gaining 252 yards against Northwestern on just 7 pass catches. He played in the East-West Shrine Game and All-Star game.

Professional career

The first Cougar to play on a Super Bowl team was legendary receiver Gail Cogdill. The Spokane native and 1960 NFL Rookie of the Year with Detroit was a member of the Baltimore Colts when they faced off against Joe Namath and the upstart New York Jets in one of the most storied games in professional history:Super Bowl III, a 16-7 upset win by the Jets in 1969.

External links

* [http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=3838 Profile from detroitlions.com]


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