Al Cowlings

Al Cowlings
No. 82, 76, 70, 72, 79
Position:	Linebacker ; Defensive end ; Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	June 16, 1947; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:	San Francisco (CA) Galileo
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1970 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
	Buffalo Bills (1970–1972); Houston Oilers (1973–1974); Los Angeles Rams (1975); Seattle Seahawks (1976); Los Angeles Rams (1977); Montreal Alouettes (1978); San Francisco 49ers (1979);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1969); First-team All-Pac-8 (1969);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	101
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Allen Cedric "A.C." Cowlings (born June 16, 1947) is a former American football player and actor. He began playing in the National Football League (NFL) during 1970, starting at various defensive positions for the Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and the San Francisco 49ers, until retiring after the 1979 season. Cowlings was taken fifth overall in the first round by the Buffalo Bills in the 1970 NFL draft.

Cowlings is most famous 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 Ron Goldman. After leading police on a low-speed chase in his now infamous white Ford Bronco, Cowlings drove Simpson back to his home, where he was arrested (not to be confused with OJ's own Ford Bronco, which had traces of the victims' blood and was therefore used as evidence in the trial). Cowlings was also arrested for aiding Simpson, but charges were dropped for lack of evidence.

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