Lions Legend Gail Cogdill Dies at Age 79

October 22, 2016   ·   Adam Wells   ·   Jump to comments

Former NFL wide receiver Gail Cogdill died Thursday at the age of 79.
Per Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press, Cogdill died due to complications from heart and kidney failure and dementia in Spokane, Washington. 
Cogdill played 11 seasons in the NFL. He is best remembered for his tenure with the Detroit Lions from 1960-68. 
Former Lions wide receiver Pat Studstill told Monarrez about the impact Cogdill had on his football career:
It was an honor to have played with Gail and I learned a lot from him. I used to watch him like a hawk, how he came off the line of scrimmage, the way he ran his out patterns, everything. He had such great hands and was strong as an ox and I don’t believe there was a better athlete on the team. He was so good that he often was double covered and I was the beneficiary of that. Gail was nice to everyone, his teammates, and the fans and I will miss him.
The Lions drafted Cogdill in the sixth round out ...

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