Larry Bowie (guard)
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | October 13, 1939 Pike, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 31, 2012 (aged 73)[1] Mahtomedi, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Ravenna (Ravenna, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1962: 6th round, 73rd overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1962: 8th round, 59th overall pick | ||||||||
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Lawrence Glen Bowie (October 13, 1939 – December 31, 2012) was a National Football League (NFL) guard. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 1962 NFL draft.[2] He played college football at Purdue.
Bowie's 92-game career was cut short in November 1968 when he underwent emergency brain surgery to deal with a suspected blood clot.[3] Bowie had been bothered by headaches and nausea for over a week and was admitted to Miller Hospital for observation following a Wednesday practice.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Larry Bowie Obituary: View Larry Bowie's Obituary by Star Tribune". Legacy.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ Miller, Chris (January 2, 2013). "Ex-Viking Larry Bowie dies". StarTribune.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Dick Gordon, "Brain Surgery for Bowie," Minneapolis Star, Nov. 8, 1968, p. 34.