Celebrity Biographies
Al Cowlings Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1947, June 16 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 73 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Name | Al Cowlings |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | San francisco California |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Football player |
| Net worth | $250 thousand |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| face color | Black |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Marion LaHood |
A former American professional soccer player, Al Cowlings had played for the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks, and even the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. In addition to his playing career, he is also famous for his role as an actor in the escape of a close friend. O.J. Simpson .
Born in San Francisco, California
Al Cowlings was born on June 16, 1947 in San Francisco, California, under the birth sign of Gemini. He is an American national and belongs to a mixed ethnic group. He grew up in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of the city.
Cowlings attended Galileo High School where he played football. Later, he attended the University of Southern California and earned the distinction of being an All-American defensive tackle after his senior year.
Performance and sports career
In the 1970 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills took Al Cowlings in the first round. After the 1972 season, he started his first three years in Buffalo, but was traded to Houston.
While a professional American football player, he appeared in the film role in the 1985 Bubba Until It Hurts , starring Bubba Smith , followed by a recurring supporting role on the HBO football sitcom First and Ten
In addition, he worked as a football technical advisor on the soccer scene in the 1991 Tony Scott’s film, The Last Boy Scout. In addition, he worked as a football coordinator on the set of the 1993 sports drama ‘ Rudy ‘.
Estimated net worth of $250 thousand
Retired professional American football player Al Cowlings has a net worth of $250 thousand, as of 2020. He earns a huge sum of money, and his main source of income is his playing career. Similarly, the median player salary is $1,792,000 per year, with a median salary of $1,000,000.
His net worth is comparable to other wealthy athletes like Klay Thompson and Tim Duncan.
Married, wife, family, children and relationship by Al Cowlings
Al Cowlings married a magazine model, Marion T. LaHood. The duo got married on July 30, 1993, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Other than this, there is no further information about his personal life. Well, she maintains a low-key personality in the public eye and prefers to keep the details of her relationship a secret from the media and the public.
Currently, he resides in Hawthorne, California, while he was a resident of Santa Barbara .
Participation in the OJ Simpson case
Al Cowlings and OJ Simpson were close friends since childhood. They were both at Galileo High School, where they played soccer together. Also in their professional career, they were teammates on the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills.
While they were both at the school level, Al Cowlings dated Marguerite Whitley , who later married Simpson. Right after their marriage, problems began between Cowlings and Simpson, but they also managed to remain good friends. Al Cowlings was later also announced as the godfather to Simpson and Whitley’s son, Jason Simpson .
While OJ Simpson married Nicole Brown in 1985 , Cowlings served as one of the groomsmen. Simpson and Brown separated in the year 1992 due to some personal issues.
Two years later, on June 13, 1994 , Brown and one of his friends, Ron Goldman , were found dead at Nicole’s Los Angeles home. According to the police report, both were found dead from stab wounds.
After the incident, OJ Simpson was suspected of being one of those interested in Brown’s murder and was supposed to turn himself in to the police a day after the funeral, however he did not. The next day he was found in Cowlings’ car.
Later, he was released after posting a 0,000 bail charge for lack of evidence.
At the time of Simpson’s trial, Cowlings called a press conference and asked people to call him on the ‘900 phone number’ just to ask about the murder and the trail. At that time, he revealed something related to the case. Later, he also admitted that Sydney Brooke Simpson Brown’s father abused Brown.
Age, height and body statistics
- Height: Al Cowlings has a height of 6 feet 5 inches or 196 cm.
- Weight: His weight is 250 pounds or 113 kg.
- Eye colour: Brown.
- Hair color: Brown.
- Cowlings is 72 years old, as of 2019 .