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'Cowboy' Coward of 'Deliverance' fame killed in crash
by Denise PridgenWed, January 24th 2024
July 2022 - 50 years after the drama/thriller "Deliverance" was released, Haywood County resident Herbert ‘Cowboy’ Coward who played the ‘Toothless Man’ in the 1972 classic reflects on his career. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff]
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CLYDE, N.C. (WLOS) — Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, who played the Toothless Man in "Deliverance," was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Haywood County.
'Cowboy' Coward of 'Deliverance' fame killed in crash
North Carolina State Highway Patrol officials said Coward's 78-year-old girlfriend Bertha Brooks was also killed in the crash, which happened about 3:30 p.m. on U.S. 19/23 between Clyde and Canton.
A chihuahua and Coward's pet squirrel were also killed.
Troopers said Coward, 85, left a doctor's office and was hit by a pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old. Neither Coward nor Brooks were wearing seat belts. Troopers said the teen driver was not speeding.
No charges have been filed.