Cowins played alongside Ron Calcagni, Chicago Bears great Dan Hampton and record-setting kicker Steve Little, and was the University of Arkansas' all-time leader in rushing attempts (635), rushing yards (3,570), rushing touchdowns (30) and 100-yard rushing games (16), all of which were later surpassed by Darren McFadden. Cowins helped Arkansas to a win over the University of Georgia in the Cotton Bowl. However, he was suspended by head coach Lou Holtz for team violations stemming from an on-campus incident prior to the 1978 Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma.[1][permanent dead link] In the Razorbacks' decisive 31–6 victory, backup running back Roland Sales set an Orange Bowl record of 205 rushing yards, a mark that stood for two decades. Cowins later played during a 10–10 tie in the Fiesta Bowl against UCLA.
During Cowins' tenure, the Razorbacks went 10–2 in 1975, 5–5–1 in 1976, 11–1 in 1977 and 9–2–1 in 1978.
Professional careeredit
Cowins was a fourth-round pick (94th overall) in the 1979 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles[1] but was then signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.[2] Despite his success in college, he was released by the Chiefs after only one season, and he played in three games in the 1980 season for the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. He rushed 28 times for 144 yards and a touchdown as well as five receptions for an additional 33 yards. After his career ended he opened a successful brokerage company in his hometown of St. Louis.[3]
Referencesedit
^1979 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
^"Ben Cowins Stats, News and Video - RB". NFL.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
^"B H Cowins Brokerage". Manta. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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cowins, born, april, 1956, former, college, football, running, back, played, university, arkansas, razorbacks, from, 1975, 1978, personal, informationborn, 1956, april, 1956, louis, missouri, height, weight, career, informationcollege, arkansasposition, runnin. Ben Cowins born April 7 1956 is a former college football running back who played for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks from 1975 to 1978 Ben CowinsPersonal informationBorn 1956 04 07 April 7 1956 age 68 St Louis Missouri U S Height 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 192 lb 87 kg Career informationCollege ArkansasPosition Running backNFL draft 1979 Round 4 Pick 94Career historyPhiladelphia Eagles 1979 Kansas City Chiefs 1979 Toronto Argonauts 1980 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsSecond team All American 1977 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL comCollege career editCowins played alongside Ron Calcagni Chicago Bears great Dan Hampton and record setting kicker Steve Little and was the University of Arkansas all time leader in rushing attempts 635 rushing yards 3 570 rushing touchdowns 30 and 100 yard rushing games 16 all of which were later surpassed by Darren McFadden Cowins helped Arkansas to a win over the University of Georgia in the Cotton Bowl However he was suspended by head coach Lou Holtz for team violations stemming from an on campus incident prior to the 1978 Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma 1 permanent dead link In the Razorbacks decisive 31 6 victory backup running back Roland Sales set an Orange Bowl record of 205 rushing yards a mark that stood for two decades Cowins later played during a 10 10 tie in the Fiesta Bowl against UCLA During Cowins tenure the Razorbacks went 10 2 in 1975 5 5 1 in 1976 11 1 in 1977 and 9 2 1 in 1978 2 Professional career editCowins was a fourth round pick 94th overall in the 1979 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles 1 but was then signed by the Kansas City Chiefs 2 Despite his success in college he was released by the Chiefs after only one season and he played in three games in the 1980 season for the Canadian Football League s Toronto Argonauts He rushed 28 times for 144 yards and a touchdown as well as five receptions for an additional 33 yards After his career ended he opened a successful brokerage company in his hometown of St Louis 3 References edit 1979 NFL Draft on databaseFootball com Archived 2008 03 27 at the Wayback Machine Ben Cowins Stats News and Video RB NFL com Retrieved 2024 03 13 B H Cowins Brokerage Manta Retrieved 25 March 2024 nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Cowins amp oldid 1215484165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
