Gerard Finbar Cowhig (July 5, 1921 – December 6, 1995) was an American professional football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles.

He was selected by the Cleveland Rams in the sixth round of the 1945 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of Notre Dame.

[1] His football career was interrupted by a stint in the United States Army during World War II.

[3] Cowhig was selected by the Cleveland Rams in the sixth round, with the 48th overall pick, of the 1945 NFL draft.

[8] On August 19, 1959, he crashed his car into a "concrete light standard" and was treated at Hollywood Receiving Hospital for a "possible fractured left hand and minor head injuries".