34 Facts About Paul Lowe

Paul Lowe won an AFL championship with the Chargers in 1963.

Paul Lowe led the league in rushing yards in 1965, when he was named the AFL Player of the Year.

Paul Lowe was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame and named to their 40th and 50th anniversary teams.

Paul Lowe was born in Homer, Louisiana, and grew up in the Los Angeles area.

Paul Lowe attended Centennial High School, where he was a standout in football, track, and basketball.

Paul Lowe attended Oregon State University and played under Beavers coach Tommy Prothro.

Paul Lowe rushed 113 times for 407 yards and six touchdowns, and completed 13 of 26 passes or 293 yards.

Paul Lowe received honorable mention for the All-America team from the United Press, who named him to the second team of the All-Coast team.

Paul Lowe failed to meet expectations and was primarily a backup to Grimm Mason and Dainard Paulson, finishing with 62 rushes for 162 yards and two touchdowns along with 100 yards on 6 of 17 passing.

Paul Lowe played for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1959 pre-season before being released in the final cut after hurting his ankle before the regular season began.

Paul Lowe returned to Los Angeles, and looked for a job to support his wife and four children.

Paul Lowe took a job in the mailroom for the Carte Blanche Corporation, owned by the Hilton family.

Chargers general manager Frank Leahy asked Paul Lowe to come out to training camp based on his performance at Oregon State a few years back.

Paul Lowe returned his first touch of the football in the AFL for a 105-yard touchdown in the Chargers' first-ever exhibition game.

Paul Lowe had a team-high 855 yards rushing on 136 carries for a career-high 6.3 yards per carry average, and had 23 receptions for 377 yards.

Paul Lowe finished No 2 in the league in rushing, 20 yards behind Abner Haynes of the Dallas Texans, and earned first-team All-AFL honors as a halfback.

Paul Lowe missed the 1962 season after breaking his arm.

Paul Lowe returned and ran for 1,010 yards in 1963, when the Associated Press named him the AFL Comeback Player of the Year.

In 1965, Paul Lowe was named the AFL Player of the Year by The Sporting News after a then-league-record 1,121 yards rushing and six touchdowns.

Again named the AFL's comeback player of the year, Paul Lowe was tied for second with teammate Lance Alworth in voting by United Press International for their AFL player of the year award, won by Jack Kemp.

Paul Lowe rushed for 643 yards the following season in 1966, and his output fell to 71 yards on 2.5 yards per carry in 1967.

Paul Lowe was 28 yards shy of the 5,000-yard career milestone.

Paul Lowe joined the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent after all six of their running backs were injured.

Paul Lowe joined Daniels as the only AFL players to reach the milestone.

However, Paul Lowe fell below the mark after losing yards against the Chargers on the final carry of his career.

Paul Lowe retired and left the team with one game remaining in the regular season.

Paul Lowe was a four-time All-AFL selection, including twice on the first team, as well as a two-time AFL All-Star.

Paul Lowe averaged 4.9 yards per carry during his career, which is the highest in Chargers franchise history and tops in the AFL.

Paul Lowe set a pro football record with six games gaining 100+ yards on 14 carries or less.

Paul Lowe's career rushing total of 4,995 yards are the second-most in AFL history.

Paul Lowe led the Chargers in rushing five times, including two 1,000 yard seasons.

Paul Lowe was the AFL leader or runner-up in rushing touchdowns four times.

Paul Lowe is one of only twenty players who were in the AFL for its entire ten-year existence.

In 2018, Paul Lowe signed papers that awarded him $25,000 from the NFL concussion settlement.