Bill Bowman

William Ekron Bowman Jr.
Born: September 22, 1931
Birmingham, AL USA
Deceased: February 7, 2008
Position: FB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: William & Mary
High School: Riverside Military Academy (VA); Emporia (VA)
Career: 1954-1957
Drafted: 1954 in Round 3, #37 overall by the Detroit Lions

Bill Bowman played from 1954 to 1957 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers. Bowman ran for 557 yards in his career on 144 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 50 passes for 429 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..


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Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1954NFL Detroit Lions963974.161 2
1956NFL Detroit Lions20844.213 1
1957NFL Pittsburgh Steelers28762.713 0
Totals1445573.961 3

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1954NFL Detroit Lions342888.566 2
1956NFL Detroit Lions5346.818 1
1957NFL Pittsburgh Steelers111079.721 0
Totals504298.666 3

Kick Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1954NFL Detroit Lions617829.7100 1
1956NFL Detroit Lions12424.024 0
Totals720228.9100 1

Defense and Fumbles:

Year Team Tackle Brup Fum F Rec FYds FTD FF
1954NFL Detroit Lions8200
1957NFL Pittsburgh Steelers20000
Totals00102000

Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1954NFL Detroit Lions22100030
1956NFL Detroit Lions11000012
Totals330100000000042


Playing Career:

Year League Team GP GS
1954NFLDetroit Lions120
1956NFLDetroit Lions60
1957NFLPittsburgh Steelers50

Honors

1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)


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