Lowell Wagner

{{Short description|American football player (1923–2005)}}

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| name = Lowell Wagner

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|08|21}}

| birth_place = Gardena, California

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|09|26|1923|08|21}}

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| position1 = CB

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| college = Southern California

| playing_years1 = 1946–1948

| playing_team1 = New York Yankees (AAFC)

| playing_years2 = 1949–1955

| playing_team2 = San Francisco 49ers

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| DatabaseFootball = WAGNELOW01

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Lowell Wagner (August 21, 1923{{spaced ndash}}September 26, 2005) was a professional American football cornerback in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). He played eleven seasons for the AAFC's New York Yankees (1946–1948) and AAFC and NFL's San Francisco 49ers (1949–1955).

One of Wagner's greatest games was the final game of the 1951 season, when the 49ers beat the Detroit Lions 21-17{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195112160sfo.htm|title=Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers - December 16th, 1951 {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-15}} at Kezar Stadium. Wagner intercepted three passes, two leading to 49er touchdown drives, and the third stopping a Lions drive in the fourth quarter.{{Cite news|title=Forty-Niner Surge Nips Detroit 21-17|date=17 December 1951|work=New York Times|agency=Associated Press|page=42}} The loss knocked the Lions out of the National Conference race and allowed the Los Angeles Rams to win the Conference title.