Tim Lowry

Tim Lowry

Tim Lowry in November, 1925
Position	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1905-08-04)August 4, 1905 Chicago,Illinois, U.S.
Died:	February 27, 1983(1983-02-27)(aged 77) Evanston, Illinois,U.S.
Career history
College	Northwestern(1923–1925)
Career highlights and awards
First-teamAll-American(1925) Big Ten Most Valuable Player(1925) First-teamAll-Big Ten(1925)

Timothy G. Lowry(August 4, 1905 – February 27, 1983) was anAmerican footballcenterand lawyer. He playedcollege footballfor theNorthwestern Wildcatsfrom 1923 to 1925 and won theBig Ten Most Valuable Playeraward in his senior year.

Early years

Lowry was born inChicagoin 1905, the son of Charles D. Lowry, a district superintendentt for the Chicago public school system. He attended Eugene Field grammar school and Nicholas Senn High School, graduating in 1922. He played high school football at the tackle and center positions for Senn.

Northwestern

Lowry enrolled atNorthwestern Universityin the fall of 1922 and played for the freshman football team. He played at thecenterposition for theNorthwestern Wildcats footballteams from1923to1925,captaining the team in his final season. At the conclusion of the1925 college football season,he defeatedBenny Friedmanin voting for theChicago Tribune Silver Football,the trophy preseted to the most valuable player in theBig Ten Conference.

While at Northwestern, Lowry was also president of the senior class,captainof thewrestling team,a member of the Deru honorary senior society, a member of the dramatic club, and played bass. After receiving hisundergraduate degree,he remained at Northwestern and attended thelaw school.

Later years

Lowry had a career as a lawyer. He was also the secretary and treasurer of the Illinois Center Corporation at the time theIllinois Center.He was also analdermaninEvanston, Illinois.Lowry died in 1983 at age 77.