David Homeyer "Dave" Rowe (born June 20, 1945 in Neptune City, New Jersey) is a former American football defensive tackle in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, the New England Patriots, the San Diego Chargers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Baltimore Colts. Rowe is currently a college football television analyst, working Southeastern Conference broadcasts syndicated by ESPN. In 1987, Rowe was the color analyst alongside Gayle Sierens, who became the first female NFL play-by-play announcer when she called a Seattle Seahawks-Kansas City Chiefs matchup for NBC.