Joe Bowman

Joseph Lee Bowman (April 12, 1925 – June 29, 2009) was an American marksman called "The Straight Shooter", considered to have been a guardian of Texas and Western frontier culture. He was also an Eagle Scout, Army soldier, and bootmaker.

Biography

Bowman was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, and grew up in Asheville, North Carolina. He began developing firearm skills at a young age, using BB guns. After the war, he attended the University of Houston for two years, before opening his own boot store in Houston. Bowman married twice, and had two children from his first marriage.