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 | 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 96 | 397 | 4.1 | 61 | 2 | 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 13 | 1 | 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 76 | 2.7 | 13 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 144 | 557 | 3.9 | 61 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 34 | 288 | 8.5 | 66 | 2 | 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 18 | 1 | 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 107 | 9.7 | 21 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 429 | 8.6 | 66 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 178 | 29.7 | 100 | 1 | 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 202 | 28.9 | 100 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1954 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 12 | 1956 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 6 | 0 | 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 1 |
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Honors
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
