Al Cowlings Bio | Wiki
Al Cowlings ( Full Name: Allen Cedric “A.C.” Cowlings) is a popular former American football player and actor. He started playing for the National Football League (NFL) in 1970, for such teams as the Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and the San Francisco 49ers, until retiring after the 1979 season. He was taken fifth overall in the first round by the Buffalo Bills in the 1970 NFL Draft.
Cowlings is most known for his role in aiding his close friend O. J. Simpson in fleeing the police on June 17, 1994, after Simpson was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Following leading police on a low-speed chase, he drove Simpson back to his home, where he was arrested. He was also arrested for aiding Simpson, but charges were dropped for lack of evidence.
His first film role was in the 1985 film Bubba Until It Hurts, starring Bubba Smith. Cowlings had a recurring minor role as Coach Nabors in the HBO football sitcom 1st & Ten, which also starred Simpson. He also served as a technical football advisor on the football scenes in the 1991 Tony Scott film The Last Boy Scout.
Al Cowlings Age
Cowlings was born on June 16, 1947, in San Francisco, California, in the United States. He is 77 years old. Cowlings celebrates his birthday on June 16, every year.
Al Cowlings Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Cowlings stands at a height of 6 ft 5 in ( approx. 1.96m ).
Al Cowlings Family
He was born in San Francisco, and raised in its Potrero Hill neighborhood. There Cowlings was a member of the Superiors social club, which met at the Booker T. Washington Community Center. He holds American nationality.
Al Cowlings Wife
Crowlings is married to his wife Marion La Hood who was a magazine model. The two married during a hush-hush Las Vegas ceremony in the summer of 1993, according to documents. The two applied for a marriage license on July 30, 1993, and tied the knot the next day, records obtained by RadarOnline.com from the Clark County Clerk’s Office in Nevada show. He dated Marguerite Whitley in high school.
Al Cowlings Education
He joined Galileo High School, where he played football with O. J. Simpson. Cowlings and Simpson became friends. After high school, the two attended City College of San Francisco, where they played on the football team.
Al Cowlings Bronco
In 1994, his 1993 Ford Bronco from the low-speed chase was purchased by Simpson’s former sports agent Mike Gilbert and two other men, then ended up sitting in a parking garage for the next 17 years (1995-2012), where it was rarely used. As of 2017, Ford Bronco was on loan to the Alcatraz East Crime Museum, where it was put on display as part of an exhibit on the murder trial.
Al Cowlings Today
He is now retired and living somewhere in southern California.
Al Cowlings Oj Simpson
He was a close friend of O. J. Simpson, whom he had known since childhood. Cowlings and Simpson were teammates at Galileo High School, San Francisco City College, USC, on the Buffalo Bills, and on the San Francisco 49ers. Cowlings was in a relationship with Simpson’s first wife, Marguerite Whitley, while they were attending Galileo High School, and when they were having issues as a couple, Simpson stepped in as a mediator, but the discussion turned into a relationship and they married in 1967; Cowlings was reportedly angry at the time, but he and Simpson would finally reconcile and resume their friendship.
He and Simpson remained close friends and confidants through the years, with Cowlings being the godfather of Simpson’s son Jason and a groomsman at Simpson’s and Nicole Brown’s wedding in 1985. After the murders of Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman on June 12, 1994, in which Simpson was a “person of interest”, Brown’s funeral took place in the St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Brentwood on June 16, Cowlings’s 47th birthday; Cowlings was a gatekeeper and pallbearer at the funeral. During the memorial service at David LeBon’s house, he paid his respects to Brown while holding back tears.
Al Cowlings Number
Cowlings reported he had created a 900 phone number for the public to ask him questions—about anything except the murder and trial. He read a one-minute prepared statement announcing the 900 number, which was simultaneously unveiled visually in the room. Reports that he realized over $1 million from this $2-dollars-plus-a-minute 900 number were never verified.
Al Cowlings Testimony
In 1996, he called O.J. Simpson his closest and dearest friend, then contradicted the sports hero’s civil trial testimony. He reluctantly admitted he had taken Nicole Brown Simpson, then married to the former football star, to the hospital after a fight with her husband on New Year’s Eve 1989, and that she told him Simpson hit her.
Simpson finally pleaded no contest to spousal battery. Cowlings gave mostly one-word “yes” and “no” answers as lawyers tried to get him to counter Simpson’s sworn claim he “never … never … never” hit his wife. Cowlings testified he was called to the house and took Nicole to the hospital that night, because he feared she had suffered a concussion. His testimony differed from an account he gave during a pretrial deposition.
Al Cowlings Net Worth
Cowlings was a football player and actor for over ten years. Therefore, Cowlings has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Cowlings’ net worth is $10 million.
Is Al Cowlings Still Alive
Yes, Cowlings is alive and is now 77 years old.
What Happened To Al Cowlings
He was a major figure in the O. J. Simpson case, having been a close friend of both Simpson and Nicole Brown.
Where Is Al Cowlings Now
He had retired and is still living in Southern California.
Al Cowlings Social Media Account
Instagram – real_n_ac