stationed in England and France. In March 1918, Lowery wrote to his coach at Franklin advising that he was flying and hoped to be "in the big game on the front" and to "give the Hun a fight, one at least, I hope more." Lowery returned to Franklin College after the war and received his Bachelor of Science degree in June 1919. He continued to play for the football team in the fall of 1919 and also served as the team's captain. Professional football In January 1920, Lowery was hired to teach and coach the basketball team for the Young America schools in Indiana. He made his mark later that year as a player in the first season of the National Football League (NFL). In September 1920, the NFL (called the American Professional Football Association during the 1920 and 1921 seasons) was founded at a meeting in the Hupmobile auto showroom of the owner of the Canton Bulldogs. In the inaugural season of the NFL, Lowery played for the Detroit Heralds. While playing for the Heralds, the Detroit Free Press reported his weight to be 240 pounds, though Pro-Football-Reference.com lists his weight at 220 pounds. The Heralds opened their season with a game against the Cleveland Panthers, played at Navin Field on October 10, 1920. The Heralds won by a 40–14 score, and Lowery, the Heralds' starting left tackle, scored the team's third touchdown. Family and later years Lowery was married on June 22, 1921, to Myrtle "May" Hardin in a ceremony at Edinburgh, Indiana. They intended at that time to make their home in Detroit. They had a son, Hugh Lowery, born in approximately 1922. In 1930 and 1940, Lowery was living with his wife and son in Alton, Illinois, where he was employed as a chemist for Standard Oil Co. According to a profile in the Franklin College Hall of Fame, Lowery became the chief chemist for Standard Oil of Indiana. By 1951, Lowery and his wife May had moved to Bradenton, Florida. He died there in 1972 at age 80. He was buried at the Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh, Indiana. Lowery was posthumously inducted into the Franklin College Hall of Fame in 1975. References 1892 births 1972 deaths American football defensive linemen American football offensive linemen Centers (basketball) Detroit Heralds players Franklin Grizzlies baseball players Franklin Grizzlies football players Franklin Grizzlies men's basketball players College men's