The San Diego Chargers selected Lowe with the No. 131 overall pick in the 1976 NFL Draft. The fifth-round selection played 164 games at the pro level, earned a Pro Bowl nod in 1981 and was a team captain. The Chargers later named him to their 40th and 50th anniversary teams.

Former Alabama Crimson Tide and San Diego Chargers star Woodrow Lowe has unfortunately passed away at the age of 71.

Woodrow Lowe, a three-time All-America linebacker at Alabama in the 1970s who later played 11 seasons in the NFL, has died after a lengthy illness. He was 71.

The Most Stylish Solar-Powered Field Watch of the Year Just Dropped Woodrow Lowe, Alabama football legend and NFL linebacker, died at age 71. Lowe was a three-time All-American and College Football Hall of Fame inductee.