Harry Dowda American football player

Harry Clinton Dowda (December 29, 1922 – June 24, 1996) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Wake Forest University. He served three years in the Airborne and saw action in the Battle of Bulge and Crossing the Rhine. In 1953, he was married with two children and sold autos in the off-season.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 29, 1922
Birth place
Atlanta
Date of deathJune 24, 1996

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American football player

Career start1949
Career end1955
Draft pick168
Draft round19
Draft year1947
Position
Defensive back
Halfback (American football)
teams
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins

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