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.

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.

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