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{{Short description|American football player (born 1936)}}
{{for multi|the American politician|Paul A. Lowe Jr.|the British photographer|Paul Lowe (photographer)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football biography
| name          = Paul Lowe
| image         = Paul Lowe 1961 (cropped).jpg
| caption       = Lowe, {{circa}} 1961
| number        = 23, 26
| position      = [[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1936|9|27}}
| birth_place   = [[Homer, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 0
| weight_lb     = 205
| high_school   = [[Centennial High School (Compton, California)|Centennial]] {{nowrap|([[Compton, California]])}}
| college       = [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] (1955–1958)
| undraftedyear = 1959
| pastteams     =
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1959}})*
* [[Los Angeles Chargers|Los Angeles]] / [[San Diego Chargers]] ([[1960 American Football League season|1960]]–[[1968 American Football League season|1968]])
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] (1968–[[1969 American Football League season|1969]])
| highlights    =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl IV|IV]])
* 2× [[American Football League playoffs|AFL champion]] ([[1963 American Football League Championship Game|1963]], [[1969 American Football League Championship Game|1969]])
* [[American Football League Most Valuable Player Award|AFL Most Valuable Player]] (1965)
* 2× [[National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award|AFL Comeback Player of the Year]] (1963, 1965)
* 2× First-team [[American Football League All-League Team|All-AFL]] ([[1960 All-AFL Team|1960]], [[1965 All-AFL Team|1965]])
* 2× Second-team All-AFL ([[1961 All-AFL Team|1961]], [[1963 All-AFL Team|1963]])
* 2× [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1963, 1965)
* [[List of National Football League annual rushing yards leaders#List of AFL rushing title winners|AFL rushing yards leader]] (1965)
* 2× [[List of National Football League annual rushing touchdowns leaders#AFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders|AFL rushing touchdowns leader]] (1961, 1965)
* [[American Football League All-Time Team|All-Time All-AFL Team]]
* [[Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame]] 
* [[San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team]]
* [[San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team]]
* Second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-PCC]] ([[1956 All-Pacific Coast football team|1956]])
| statleague    = AFL
| statlabel1    = Rushing yards
| statvalue1    = 4,995
| statlabel2    = Rushing average
| statvalue2    = 4.9
| statlabel3    = Rushing [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3    = 38
| statlabel4    = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Reception]]s
| statvalue4    = 111
| statlabel5    = Receiving yards
| statvalue5    = 1,045
| statlabel6    = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6    = 7
| pfr           = L/LowePa00 
}}

'''Paul Edward Lowe''' (born September 27, 1936) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] in the [[American Football League]] (AFL), primarily with the [[Los Angeles Chargers|Los Angeles]] / [[San Diego Chargers]]. A four-time [[American Football League All-League Team|All-AFL]] selection and two-time [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]], he was named to the [[American Football League All-Time Team|AFL All-Time Team]].

Lowe played [[college football]] for the [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State Beavers]]. He won an [[American Football League playoffs|AFL championship]] with the Chargers in 1963. He led the league in [[Rush (gridiron football)|rushing]] yards in 1965, when he was named the [[American Football League Most Valuable Player award|AFL Player of the Year]]. Lowe finished his career with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], receiving a [[Super Bowl ring|championship ring]] after they won [[Super Bowl IV]]. He was inducted into the [[Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame|Chargers Hall of Fame]] and named to their [[San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team|40th]] and [[San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team|50th anniversary teams]].

==Early life==
Lowe was born in [[Homer, Louisiana]], and grew up in the Los Angeles area.<ref name=wolf_08011990/> A native of [[Compton, California]], he jumped the fence of [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] as a child to watch [[Los Angeles Rams]] games.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Kartje|title=Chargers' genesis in L.A. a forgotten footnote|date=January 31, 2017|newspaper=Orange County Register|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/01/31/chargers-genesis-in-la-a-forgotten-footnote/|access-date=January 25, 2023}}</ref> He attended [[Centennial High School (Compton, California)|Centennial High School]], where he was a standout in football, [[track and field|track]], and [[basketball]].<ref name=wolf_08011990/>

==College career==
Lowe attended [[Oregon State University]] and played under [[Oregon State Beavers football|Beavers]] coach [[Tommy Prothro]].<ref name=ortman_10021979>{{cite news|first=Bob|last=Ortman|title=Lowe makes Charger Hall of Fame|date=October 2, 1979|newspaper=The Evening Tribune|pages=[https://sandiegouniontribune.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:136E6CB81C5E443C@NGPA-CASD-185CC07C2E5D87AB@2444149-185CBCB4CE600B93@28 C-1], [https://sandiegouniontribune.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:136E6CB81C5E443C@NGPA-CASD-185CC07C2E5D87AB@2444149-185CBCB635985ED0@32 C-5]|url=https://sandiegouniontribune.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:136E6CB81C5E443C@NGPA-CASD-185CC07C2E5D87AB@2444149-185CBCB4CE600B93@28|url-access=subscription|via=NewsBank|access-date=January 16, 2024}}</ref> In his [[sophomore]] year in [[1956 Oregon State Beavers football team|1956]], he played as the No. 2 [[Halfback (American football)|tailback]] behind starter [[Joe Francis (American football)|Joe Francis]] in the Beavers' [[Single-wing formation|single-wing offense]].<ref name=ortman_10021979/><ref name=gazette_01051957>{{cite news|title=OSC Confirms Suspension of Paul Lowe|date=January 5, 1957|newspaper=The Corvalis Gazette Times|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corvallis-gazette-times/139226537/|access-date=January 21, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Oregon's Francis Hasn't Been Home In 2 1/2 Years|date=January 1, 1957|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/139226409/|access-date=January 21, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Lowe rushed 113 times for 407 yards and six touchdowns, and completed 13 of 26 passes for 293 yards.<ref name=sr>{{cite web|title=Paul Lowe|work=Sports Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/paul-lowe-1.html|access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref> He received honorable mention for the [[All-America college football team|All-America]] team from the [[United Press International|United Press]],<ref>{{cite news|title=White Named United Press All-American|date=November 29, 1956|newspaper=Coos Bay Times|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-world/139226890/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref> who also named him to the second team of [[1956 All-Pacific Coast football team|the All-Coast team]].<ref>{{cite news|title=UP All-Coast Team|date=December 5, 1956|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|at=Pt. IV, p. 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/139226741/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref> Oregon State won the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] and was ranked 10th nationally. They played in the [[1957 Rose Bowl]], losing to No. 3 [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] for the second time in the season.<ref>{{cite news|first=A. C.|last=Jones|title=The Sportsmeter|date=January 5, 1957|newspaper=The Capital Journal|at=sec. 2, p. 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-capital-journal/139316792/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Ken|last=Wheeler|title=It Was Wait Until Next Year for Oregon State But the Beavers Jumped the Gun|date=December 14, 1956|newspaper=Mason City Globe-Gazette|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/globe-gazette/139318476/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Herb|last=Wilhoit|title=Iowa Trounces Beavers, 35-19, In Lopsided Rose Bowl Contest|date=January 2, 1957|newspaper=The News-Review|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-review/139317905/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref>

Shortly after the Rose Bowl, Oregon State suspended Lowe due to low [[Grading in education|grades]].<ref name=gazette_01051957/><ref name=gazette_12271958>{{cite news|title=Lowe Leaves Oregon State|date=December 27, 1958|newspaper=Corvalis Gazette-Times|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corvallis-gazette-times/139227676/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref> After raising his grades in [[Community colleges in the United States|junior college]], he returned to Oregon State the following year in [[1958 Oregon State Beavers football team|1958]].<ref name=gazette_12271958/> He failed to meet expectations and was primarily a backup to Grimm Mason and [[Dainard Paulson]],<ref name=gazette_12271958/> finishing with 62 rushes for 162 yards and two touchdowns along with 100 yards on 6 of 17 passing.<ref name=sr/> After the season, Lowe withdrew from school due to financial and academic difficulties.<ref name=gazette_12271958/>

==Professional career==
After leaving Oregon State University, Lowe was undrafted in the [[1959 NFL draft]]. He played for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] during the 1959 pre-season before being released in the final cut after hurting his ankle before the regular season began.<ref name=wolf_08011990/>  He returned to Los Angeles, and looked for a job to support his wife and four children. He took a job in the mailroom for the [[Diners Club International|Carte Blanche Corporation]], owned by the [[Hilton Worldwide|Hilton]] family.<ref name=chargers.com>{{cite web|title=FIVE DAYS 'TIL KICKOFF |publisher=chargers.com |url=http://www.chargers.com/news/headlines/five-days-til48603.htm |access-date=January 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228082108/http://www.chargers.com/news/headlines/five-days-til48603.htm |archive-date=February 28, 2007 }}</ref>

In 1960, [[Barron Hilton]], son of famed hotel magnate [[Conrad Hilton]], was the original owner of the [[Los Angeles Chargers]], a start-up team in the newly formed [[American Football League]].  Chargers general manager [[Frank Leahy]] asked Lowe to come out to training camp based on his performance at Oregon State a few years back.<ref name=chargers.com/>  Lowe joined the Chargers as a [[free agent]].<ref name=piascik_2009>{{cite magazine|first1=Andy|last1=Piascik|first2=Bob|last2=Gill|first3=Sean|last3=Lahman|first4=Ken|last4=Crippen|title=Hall of Very Good|year=2009|volume=31|issue=5|page=6|magazine=The Coffin Corner|url=https://profootballresearchers.com/coffin-corner00%27s/CC-31-5.pdf|access-date=January 9, 2024}}</ref> He returned his first touch of the football in the AFL for a 105-yard touchdown in the Chargers' first-ever exhibition game. [[1960 Los Angeles Chargers season|That season]], he led the team to a 10–4 record and a Western Division championship.<ref name=pfhof_01292018/> He had a team-high 855 yards rushing on 136 carries for a career-high 6.3 yards per carry average, and also had 23 receptions for 377 yards.<ref name=wolf_08011990/><ref name=pfhof_01292018>{{cite news|title=Shining Light on Paul Lowe's Forgotten AFL Legacy|date=January 29, 2018|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/blogs/2018/01/blogs-stories-from-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame-archives-shining-light-on-paul-lowes-forgotten-afl/|access-date=January 9, 2024}}</ref> Lowe finished No. 2 in the league in rushing, 20 yards behind [[Abner Haynes]] of the [[Dallas Texans (AFL)|Dallas Texans]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Oilers Meet Los Angeles For Crown|date=January 1, 1961|newspaper=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times|page=2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times/138377677/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> and earned first-team [[American Football League All-League Team|All-AFL]] honors as a [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]].<ref name=pfhof_01292018/> In the [[1960 American Football League Championship Game|1960 AFL championship game]], Lowe ran for 165 yards.<ref name=wolf_08011990/>

In the season opener of [[1961 San Diego Chargers season|1961]] against the Texans, with the team now based in San Diego, Lowe had the Chargers' longest run from scrimmage with an 87-yard run, a record that still stands.<ref name=wolf_08011990/><ref name=chargers.com/> He missed the [[1962 San Diego Chargers season|1962 season]] after breaking his arm.<ref name=wolf_08011990/> He returned and ran for 1,010 yards in [[1963 San Diego Chargers season|1963]], when the [[Associated Press]] named him the [[List of NFL Comeback Player of the Year awards|AFL Comeback Player of the Year]].<ref name=ap_12181965>{{cite news|title=Paul Lowe Voted Top Comeback|date=December 18, 1965|newspaper=Atlantic City Press|page=20|agency=AP|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city/138630788/|access-date=January 13, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In [[1963 American Football League Championship Game|the AFL championship game]], Lowe rushed for 94 yards on 12 carries, including a 58-yard touchdown, in a 51–10 win over [[Boston Patriots|Boston]].<ref name=ortman_10021979/>  Limited by a muscle injury in [[1964 San Diego Chargers season|1964]],<ref name=ap_12181965/> his production fell to 496 yards.<ref name=pfhof_01292018/>

In [[1965 San Diego Chargers season|1965]], Lowe was named the [[American Football League Most Valuable Player award|AFL Player of the Year]] by ''[[The Sporting News]]'' after a then-league-record 1,121 yards rushing and six touchdowns (14-game schedule).<ref name=wolf_08011990>{{cite news|first=Bob|last=Wolf|title=REMEMBER WHEN : Many of the Highs Were Lowe's With the Original Chargers|date=August 1, 1990|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-01-sp-1628-story.html|access-date=January 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Saban Is Coach of Year in AFL|date=December 24, 1965|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|page=C4|agency=AP|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee/138632027/|access-date=January 13, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He became the first AFL player to rush for 1,000 yards twice after gaining 99 yards in a 37–26 win over the [[Houston Oilers]], clinching the Chargers' fifth Western Division title in six years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul Lowe Paces 'Diego To AFL Title|date=December 13, 1965|newspaper=Daily Record|page=6|agency=UPI|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record/138630744/|access-date=January 13, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> In the regular season finale against the [[Oakland Raiders]], he broke [[Clem Daniels]]' AFL single-season record of 1,099 rushing yards, set by the Raider in 1963.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gillman Refuses Handshake; Bills Title Test Next|date=December 20, 1965|newspaper=Press-Telegram|page=D-4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram/138632259/|access-date=January 13, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Again named the AFL's comeback player of the year,<ref name=ap_12181965/> Lowe was also tied for second with teammate [[Lance Alworth]] in voting by [[United Press International]] for [[UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year|their AFL player of the year award]], won by [[Jack Kemp]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bill's Kemp picked 1st in AFL; Lowe, Alworth follow|date=January 3, 1966|newspaper=Tulare Advance-Register|page=5|agency=UPI|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulare-advance-register/138631001/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>

Lowe rushed for 643 yards the following season in [[1966 San Diego Chargers season|1966]], and his output fell to 71 yards on 2.5 yards per carry in [[1967 San Diego Chargers season|1967]]. After running for nine yards on his only carry in the [[1968 San Diego Chargers season|1968]] season-opener win over [[Cincinnati Bengals|Cincinnati]], he was [[Waivers (sports)|waived]] by San Diego. He was 28 yards shy of the 5,000-yard career milestone.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jerry|last=Magee|title=Lowe, Charger Vet, Placed On Waivers|date=September 16, 1968|newspaper=The San Diego Union|pages=[https://sandiegouniontribune.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@NGPA-CASD-13C826E16C87C7A5@2440116-13C81FB3AAEDF9F4@36 D1], [https://sandiegouniontribune.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@NGPA-CASD-13C826E16C87C7A5@2440116-13C383CAA14429A5@41 D6]|url=https://sandiegouniontribune.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:136E6A0F0DF56B38@NGPA-CASD-13C826E16C87C7A5@2440116-13C81FB3AAEDF9F4@36|url-access=subscription|via=NewsBank|access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> Lowe joined the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] as a [[free agent]] after all six of their running backs were injured.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Marshall|title=Chiefs add Paul Lowe|date=September 25, 1968|newspaper=The Kansas City Times|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/138640745/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>  On his first running play with the Chiefs, he separated his shoulder,<ref>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Boggs|title=Trade to Chiefs Super for Lowe|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman/138635708/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref> and missed the rest of the season. In his final season in [[1969 Kansas City Chiefs season|1969]], he passed 5,000 yards against Boston on September 21 after rushing eight times for 40 yards, surpassing the mark on the final play after a [[sweep (American football)|sweep]] for eight yards.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Richardson|title=Chiefs Brush Aside Boston, 31–0|date=September 22, 1969|newspaper=The Kansas City Times|page=1C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/139518512/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> He joined Daniels as the only AFL players to reach the milestone.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Ricardson|title=Lanier's Work Earns Praise|date=September 22, 1969|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/139379568/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> However, Lowe fell below the mark after losing yards against the Chargers on the final carry of his career.<ref name=wolf_08011990/><ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Lowe 1969 Game Log|work=Pro Football Reference|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LowePa00/gamelog/1969/|access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> Shortly after, he was hospitalized to treat a bleeding ulcer.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gary D.|last=Warner|title=Chiefs Waive M'Carty|date=November 15, 1969|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-de-la-salle-beat-r/111281388/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> Lowe retired and left the team with one game remaining in the regular season.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gary D.|last=Warner|title=Chiefs' Paul Lowe Ends Career|date=December 9, 1969|newspaper=The Kansas City Times|page=3B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/138635457/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref> Kansas City defeated [[Minnesota Vikings|Minnesota]] 23–7 in [[Super Bowl IV]] that season, and he received a [[Super Bowl ring]].<ref name=ortman_10021979/>

==Legacy==
Lowe was a four-time [[American Football League All-League Team|All-AFL]] selection, including twice on the first team, as well as a two-time [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]].<ref name=pfhof_01012005>{{cite news|title=All-Time AFL Team - OFFENSE|date=January 1, 2005|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-all-time-afl-team-offense/|access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref> He averaged 4.9 yards per carry during his career, which is the highest in Chargers franchise history and tops in the AFL.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bryce|last=Miller|title=Ex-Charger Paul Lowe: 'Are they waiting for me to die?'|date=September 29, 2017|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/columnists/bryce-miller/sd-sp-miller-lowe-20170924-story.html|access-date=January 9, 2024}}</ref> He set a pro football record with six games gaining 100+ yards on 14 carries or less. Lowe's career rushing total of 4,995 yards are the second-most in AFL history.<ref name=piascik_2009/> He led the Chargers in rushing five times, including two 1,000 yard seasons.<ref name=wolf_08011990/> His 4,972 yards with the Chargers remained a team career record until 2004, when he was surpassed by [[LaDainian Tomlinson]].<ref name=sullivan_10092004>{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Sullivan|title=Recognition elusive for Paul Lowe|date=October 9, 2004|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|page=D-1|url=https://sandiegouniontribune.newsbank.com/doc/news/105A9EE2897BA989|url-access=subscription|access-date=January 12, 2024|via=NewsBank}}</ref>  Lowe was the AFL leader or runner-up in rushing touchdowns four times.<ref name=sullivan_10092004/> He is also one of only twenty players who were in the AFL for its entire ten-year existence.<ref name=piascik_2009/>

In 1970, the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] named Lowe as a running back on the [[American Football League All-Time Team|All-Time All-AFL Team]].  In 1979, the Chargers inducted him into the [[Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame|Chargers Hall of Fame]].<ref name=pfhof_01012005/>  As of 2006, Lowe was living in San Diego and supports his team as a season ticket holder.<ref name=chargers.com/>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#ffff00; width:3em;"|
| [[American Football League Most Valuable Player Award|AFL MVP]]
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[American Football League playoffs|AFL Championship]] 
|-
| style="background:#f4c842; width:3em;"|
| [[Super Bowl]] champion
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class= "wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="6"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! colspan="1"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Y/G !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Fum 
|-
! [[1960 American Football League season|1960]] || [[1960 Los Angeles Chargers season|LAC]]
| '''14''' || 12 || 136 || 855 || style="background:#cfecec;"|6.3 || 61.1 || 76 || 8 || 23 || '''377''' || '''16.4''' || '''63''' || '''2''' || 2 
|-
! [[1961 American Football League season|1961]] || [[1961 San Diego Chargers season|SD]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || 175 || 767 || 4.4 || 54.8 || style="background:#cfecec;"|'''87''' || style="background:#cfecec;"|'''9''' || 17 || 103 || 6.1 || 17 || 0 || 6
|-
! [[1962 American Football League season|1962]] || [[1962 San Diego Chargers season|SD]]
| colspan="14"|''Missed season due to injury''
|-
! [[1963 American Football League season|1963]] || style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[1963 San Diego Chargers season|SD]]
| '''14''' || 12 || 177 || 1,010 || 5.7 || 72.1 || 66 || 8 || '''26''' || 191 || 7.3 || 31 || '''2''' || '''7'''
|-
! [[1964 American Football League season|1964]] || [[1964 San Diego Chargers season|SD]]
| 12 || 9 || 130 || 496 || 3.8 || 41.3 || 50 || 3 || 14 || 182 || 13.0 || 41 || '''2''' || 2
|-
! style="background:#ffff00;"|[[1965 American Football League season|1965]] || [[1965 San Diego Chargers season|SD]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || '''222''' || style="background:#cfecec;"|'''1,121''' || style="background:#cfecec;"|5.0 || style="background:#cfecec;"|'''80.1''' || 59 || style="background:#cfecec;"|6 || 17 || 126 || 7.4 || 45 || 1 || 2
|-
! [[1966 American Football League season|1966]] || [[1966 San Diego Chargers season|SD]]
| '''14''' || 11 || 146 || 643 || 4.4 || 45.9 || 57 || 3 || 12 || 41 || 3.4 || 11 || 0 || 3
|-
! [[1967 American Football League season|1967]] || [[1967 San Diego Chargers season|SD]]
| 7 || 2 || 28 || 71 || 2.5 || 10.1 || 21 || 1 || 2 || 25 || 12.5 || 13 || 0 || 0
|-
! rowspan="2"|[[1968 American Football League season|1968]] || [[1968 San Diego Chargers season|SD]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 9 || '''9.0''' || 9.0 || 9 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || 0
|-
! [[1968 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || -10 || -10.0 || -10.0 || -10 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || 0
|-
! [[1969 American Football League season|1969]] || style="background:#f4c832;"|[[1969 Kansas City Chiefs season|KC]]
| 7 || 0 || 10 || 33 || 3.3 || 4.7 || 18 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || 0
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LowePa00.htm Career] || 98 || 74 || 1,026 || 4,995 || 4.9 || 51.0 || 87 || 38 || 111 || 1,045 || 9.4 || 63 || 7 || 23
|}

==Health==
Lowe has experienced ringing in his ears since 1965. In 2017, a [[neurologist]] diagnosed that a [[CT scan]] "showed atrophy of frontal lobes, and his testing showed...moderate dementia". In 2018, Lowe signed papers that awarded him $25,000 (before lawyer fees) from the [[Concussions in American football|NFL concussion settlement]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Bryce|last=Miller|title=Column: Chargers legend Paul Lowe feeling effects of dementia, deaths, cancer|date=November 30, 2018|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/columnists/bryce-miller/sd-sp-miller-chargers-paul-lowe-nfl-20181202-story.html|access-date=January 9, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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