Jesse Grant Lowe Jr. (June 24, 1903 – September 1986) was an

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player and coach. He played

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as an

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as the

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and was captain of the

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and

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teams. Lowe served as the head football coach at

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for two seasons, from 1928 to 1929.

Early years

Grant's father, Jesse Grant Lowe, was a teacher.

College football

Lowe was an

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of the

, captain of both the

and

teams. His first three years he played next to

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on the

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. Lowe was the last to be elected captain of the football team in consecutive years until 2004. Lowe and his three brothers (Andy Lowe, Chink Lowe, and Ted Lowe) all played for Tennessee. J. G. was selected All-Southern in 1925, an honor predicted by his brother. "Chink" once wrote "We practiced pretty hard today...The boys showed great improvement over yesterday, so I am somewhat encouraged. . . . J.G. showed up good today and although he doesn't know it all, he seems sure of making the team. I believe he will run some one a good race for All Southern." J. G. was also selected a third-team All-American in 1925.

Coaching career

Lowe began his coaching career at

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in 1926. He left Tennessee High in June 1928 to be come head coach at

, also in Bristol. Lowe was succeeded by fellow Tennessee alumnus John Barnhill at Tennessee High. In 1930, Lowe moved on to

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to assist

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, who had been hired as the school's new head football coach.

Personal life

Lowe married Dorothy Montague Sevier on December 6, 1931, in

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Head coaching record

College

References

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