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Bo Rowland

1903 – 1964

American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator

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Lived 1903 – 1964 (aged 61). Bo Rowland was an American basketball coach and american football player.

John Howell "Bo" Rowland (March 20, 1903 – September 23, 1964) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Henderson-Brown College—now Henderson State University (1925–1930), Ouachita Baptist University, The Citadel (1940–1942), Oklahoma City University (1946–1947), and George Washington University (1948–1951), compiling a career college football coaching record of 90–47–7. Rowland was also the head basketball coach at Henderson-Brown from 1925 to 1931 and at Cornell University from 1936 to 1938, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 40–58. Rowland died at the age of 61 on September 23, 1964, at a hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1968.

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Vanderbilt University, Henderson State University

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bo Rowland?

American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator (1903-1964)

When was Bo Rowland born?

Bo Rowland was born on 20 March 1903 in Arkadelphia.

When did Bo Rowland die?

Bo Rowland died on 23 September 1964 in Little Rock.

What was Bo Rowland's occupation?

Bo Rowland was a basketball coach and american football player.

What nationality was Bo Rowland?

Bo Rowland was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bo Rowland

· Wikidata: Q4931155

· DBpedia: Bo Rowland

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