Eddie Lowe (Canadian football)

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Eddie Lowe
Mayor of Phenix City, Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 5, 2012
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Position Linebacker
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College Alabama
Career history
1983–1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders
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Eddie Lowe (born February 1, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was recruited in 1983 after playing college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. [1] Lowe is currently mayor of Phenix City, Alabama. He is the first black mayor of Phenix City.

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Football career

Lowe played football at Central High School in Phenix City. He attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for a year before transferring to the University of Alabama, where he played for the Crimson Tide as a walk-on. [2] His older brother, Woodrow Lowe, also played at Central and Alabama, before going on to a career in the NFL. At 5' 10", Eddie was considered too small to play in the NFL, but he was recruited to play Canadian football with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In 1989, he won the 77th Grey Cup with Saskatchewan and was named a CFL all-star. After the 1991 CFL season, he retired from football. [2]

From 1992 until at least 2012, Lowe volunteered as an assistant to his brother Woodrow, coaching football at their alma mater of Central High School. [2]

Political career

After retiring from football, Lowe began working as a banker. Prior to his election as mayor, Lowe served as president of the Phenix City Board of Education [3] for a decade. In 2012, he was elected the first African-American mayor of Phenix City with 64 percent of the votes cast. [2] He beat three opponents in the race, by a large enough margin to avoid a runoff election. [4]

Personal life

Lowe is married with three children. [5] His son Reggie became a National Football League player. [6] Lowe's brothers include College Football Hall of Fame member Woodrow and James Jr. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lowe signs". Leader-Post . April 20, 1983. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Platta, Dave (November 5, 2012). "Eddie Lowe sworn in as 1st African-American Phenix City mayor". WTVM. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Rice, Mark (December 21, 2013). "Allegations surface against Phenix City Board of Education". Ledger-Enquirer . Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Chitwood, Tim (August 28, 2012). "Eddie Lowe captures win in 4-man race, becomes Phenix City's first black mayor". Ledger-Enquirer . Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ Whitaker, Teresa (September 23, 2013). "Mayor Eddie Lowe is changing minds about Phenix City". WRBL . Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Hyatt, Richard (February 2, 2013). "Bi-City players made their marks at Super Bowls". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved November 8, 2025. That list does not include Mayor Eddie Lowe, the coach's little brother, who spent nearly a decade in the Canadian Football League. It does include Reggie Lowe, the mayor's son, who played a season with the Jaguars.
  7. ↑ Kausler Jr., Don (August 28, 2012). "Former Alabama football star Eddie Lowe elected as Phenix City's first black mayor". The Birmingham News . Retrieved January 9, 2014.
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