William Ekron Bowman Jr. (September 22, 1931 – February 7, 2008
) was a professional
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
player who played
fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to:
Sports
* A position in various kinds of football, including:
** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position
** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...
in the
National Football League
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(NFL) for the
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...
and the
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
.
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1931 births
2008 deaths
Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
American football fullbacks
William & Mary Tribe football players
William & Mary Tribe men's basketball players
Detroit Lions players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
San Francisco 49ers players
American men's basketball players
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