Delbert Fowler

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Delbert Fowler
Born: (1958-05-04) May 4, 1958 (age 64)
Cleveland, Ohio
Career information
Position(s) Linebacker
College West Virginia
NFL draft 1981 / Round: 5 / Pick 133
(By the Houston Oilers)
Career history
As player
1982–1983 Montreal Concordes
1984–1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1983

Delbert "Treetop" Fowler (born May 4, 1958 [1] ) is a former American football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Fowler was born in Cleveland, Ohio where he played high school football for Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio.

After high school, Fowler attended West Virginia University where he played for the Mountaineers. He played between 1977 and 1980 as a defensive end. [1] After retiring from professional football he married Gail Jones of Pittsburgh, Pa. To this union was born one son, Delbert DeVaughn "Booter" Fowler.

Fowler was drafted out of college in the 1981 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers. He was the fifth round, twenty-second pick. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Delbert Fowler stats". Mountaineer Stats. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2006-11-05.
  2. "Houston Oilers 1981 Stats, History, Awards and More". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2006-11-21.