Urban Bowman

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Urban Bowman
Career information
Position(s) Tackle
College University of Delaware[1]
High school Westminster High School (Westminster, Maryland)[1]
Career history
As administrator
1970–71 Colorado State University (Asst. Athletic Director)
As coach
1961 Delaware (Freshman Line)
1962 Dayton (Freshman Head Coach)
1963 Lebanon Valley College (Line)
1964–68 Colorado State (Line)
1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Defensive Coordinator)
1972–73 Edmonton Eskimos (Defensive Line)
1983 Bemidji State (Asst.)
1984 Purdue (Linebackers)
1985–88 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Defensive Line/Special Teams)
1989 Ottawa Rough Riders (Offensive Line)
1990 Edmonton Eskimos (Defensive Line)
1991–93 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Defensive Line/Special Teams)
1992 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Interim Head Coach)
1994 Ottawa Rough Riders (Defensive Coordinator)
1995–97 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams/Defensive Line)
1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Interim Head Coach)
1998 Mansfield (Defensive Line)
1999 Mansfield (Offensive Line)
2000 Toronto Argonauts (Special Teams)
2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Special Teams)
2005 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Linebackers)

Urban M. Bowman, Jr. is a retired gridiron football player and coach who served as the interim head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Early life

Bowman was an all-state tackle at Westminster High School. He attended the University of Delaware and played for their football team.[1] After graduating in 1959, Bowman joined the United States Army, where he won the Army Commendation Medal for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service.[2]

During his youth, Bowman served as a waiter in the Baltimore Colts' dining room during training camp, which was held in his hometown of Westminster, Maryland.[1]

Coaching career

Bowman began his coaching career in 1961 as a volunteer assistant for the Delaware freshman football team. A year later he received his first paid coaching position at the University of Dayton.[3]

After serving as an assistant at Lebanon Valley College and Colorado State, Bowman left coaching to become Colorado State's assistant Athletic director. He decided to return to coaching the following year and contacted Hamilton Tiger-Cats head Al Dorow to inquire about any possible coaching vacancies. Due to an ongoing dispute with Team President Ralph Sazio over the hiring and firing of assistant coaches, Dorow decided to hire whomever the next applicant for the coaching position and Bowman was hired on the spot.[4] He was let go after one season and joined the coaching staff of the Edmonton Eskimos as a Defensive Line coach.[2] [5] Bowman left coaching again in 1974, but later returned as an assistant at Bemidji State. He returned to the CFL in 1985 as the Defensive Line and Special Teams Coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He left the Bombers in 1989 to become the Ottawa Rough Riders' Offensive Line Coach, but returned to Winnipeg in 1991.[6]

In 1992, Bowman was named the Blue Bombers' interim head coach after head coach Cal Murphy had to undergo Heart transplant surgery. He would lead the Winnipeg to an 11-7 record and a first-place finish in the Eastern Division. The Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 59-11 in the Division Final, but lost to the Calgary Stampeders 24-10 in the 80th Grey Cup.

Murphy returned in 1993 and Bowman moved to his prior position as Defensive Line and Special Teams Coach. In 1995 he joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as Assistant Head Coach. In 1997 he was promoted to interim head coach after Don Sutherin was fired. The Tiger-Cats would win only one of their remaining eleven games and Bowman was let go at the end of season.

Bowman spent the 1998 season as the defensive line coach at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.[7] After a battle with prostate cancer, Bowman returned to Mansfield the following year as offensive line coach.[8] In 2000, Bowman joined the Toronto Argonauts as special teams coach for the final seven games of the season.[9]

During the 2004 season, Bowman joined the Blue Bombers as special teams coach.[6] He rejoined the Winnipeg coaching staff midway through the following season when linebackers coach Rod Rust left the team to attend to personal matters.[4]

Coaching record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Result
WIN 1992 11 7 0 .611 1st in East Division 1 1 Lost in Grey Cup
HAM 1997 1 10 0 .091 4th in East Division 0 0 Missed playoffs
Total 12 17 0 .414 1 Division Championship 1 1

Personal life

Bowman's first wife died in 1973.[10] He currently resides in Sandy Hook, Manitoba with his second wife Cindy.[4]

Bowman became a citizen of Canada in 1995.[4]

In addition to coaching football, Bowman has also worked as a teacher, farmer, janitor, soda jerk and Coca-Cola truck driver.[4]

In 2009, Bowman was inducted into the Carroll County Sports Hall of Fame.[1]

References

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