| Jay MacDowell | |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1941 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 3 |
| Nfldraftedpick: | 19 |
| Nfldraftedteam: | Cleveland Rams[1] |
| Stats: | y |
| Databasefootball: | MACDOJAY01 |
| Career Highlights: | |
| Playing Years1: | 1946–1951 |
Jay Sidney MacDowell (September 14, 1919 – June 15, 1992) was an American football player who played tackle and end for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles.[2] [3] He was selected by the Cleveland Rams in the first round of the 1941 NFL draft.[4]
After graduating from college, he entered the Army Air Corps as a first lieutenant and was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked Dec. 7, 1941.[5]
After the war, he did postgraduate work at Michigan State University for a year before going to play for the Philadelphia Eagles.