Rich Sowells
[edit] Biography
Rich Sowells (Richard Allen Sowells) was born on October 27, 1948 in Prairie View, Texas. After going to high school at Sam Houston (Huntsville, TX), Sowells attended Alcorn State University. Sowells made his professional debut in the NFL in 1971 with the New York Jets. He played for the New York Jets and Houston Oilers over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that 1973 was Rich Sowells's best year, as he picked off 3 passes and ran back an interception for a touchdown.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1971
| NYJ
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| NYJ
| NFL
| 11
| 2
| 14
| 14
| 0
|
| 1973
| NYJ
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 55
| 30t
| 1
|
| 1974
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| NYJ
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 46
| 27
| 0
|
| 1977
| HOO
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 7 year NFL career
| 79
| 10
| 115
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1971
| NYJ
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| NYJ
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NYJ
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| NYJ
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| HOO
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 7 year NFL career
| 79
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1971
| NYJ
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| NYJ
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NYJ
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| NYJ
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| HOO
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 7 year NFL career
| 79
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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