George Henry "Bulger" Lowe Jr. (June 21, 1895 – February 18, 1939) was an

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player, coach, and official. He played professionally as a tackle and

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for five seasons with the

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, and

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of the

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(NFL) and the Boston Bulldogs of the first American Football League (AFL). In 1909, Lowe started his football career as a 14-year-old, playing

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for Arlington High School. He attended

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and was a captain of the 1917 Fordham Maroon football team. Lowe served with the

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in France in

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. He was wounded and hospitalized in France. Lowe was the first player from Fordham to play professional football, when in 1920 he was drafted to play for Frankford. Lowe officiated college football games during the 1930s. He died on February 18, 1939, following five weeks of illness. The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston established in 1939 to recognise New England's best offensive and defensive players in the NCAA Bowl and

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divisions. The award is the third oldest collegiate football award in the United States, following the

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and

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. The award is sometimes referred to as .

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