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..

Detroit Lions

Pittsburgh Steelers

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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	FTD
1954	NFL Detroit Lions			8	2
1957	NFL Pittsburgh Steelers			2	0	0
Totals		0	0	10	2	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		1				0		0	0			30
1956	NFL Detroit Lions	1	1		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
1954	NFL	Detroit Lions	12
1956	NFL	Detroit Lions	6
1957	NFL	Pittsburgh Steelers	5

Honors

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