Harley Dow | |
Position: | Guard, tackle |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1925 |
Birth Place: | Mt. Hope, Kansas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Poway, California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 220 |
High School: | Verdugo Hills (CA) |
College: | San Jose State |
Draftyear: | 1950 |
Draftround: | 11 |
Draftpick: | 141 |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games |
Statvalue1: | 12 |
Pfr: | HixxBi20 |
Harley Duane "Moose" Dow (October 19, 1925 - March 25, 2014) was an American professional football lineman who played at the guard and tackle positions.
A native of Mt. Hope, Kansas, he attended Verdugo Hills High School in California and played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. He was co-captain of the 1949 San Jose State Spartans football team that won the conference championship and defeated Texas Tech in the Raisin Bowl.[1] At the end of the 1949 season, he was named to the United Press Little All-Coast football team.[2]
Dow then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1950 season. He appeared in 12 NFL games, six of them as a starter.[3] He was the only rookie named to the 49ers' starting lineup in 1950.[4]