Harry Dowda
Dowda on a 1954 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||||
| No. 22, 44 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive back Halfback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | December 29, 1922 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | June 24, 1996 (aged 73) Wintergreen, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Hickory (Hickory, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1947: 19th round, 168th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Harry Clinton Dowda (December 29, 1922 – June 24, 1996) was an American professional football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Wake Forest University. He served three years in the Airborne during World War II, and saw action in the Battle of Bulge and Crossing the Rhine. In 1953, he was married to the late Bette Marable Patterson and had two children.