Clint Bowen (born June 27, 1972) is an

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coach. He is the head football coach at Lawrence High School in

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, a position he has held since 2021. He served as the

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and safeties coach at the

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in 2020. Bowen has spent the large majority of his career as an assistant in some capacity, though he was named the interim head coach of the

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on September 28, 2014 after Charlie Weis was fired. Bowen continue his tenure at Kansas with David Beaty as the defensive coordinator of the Jayhawks and was retained on staff as the safeties coach following the hiring of

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. Bowen, a former

football player, and a Lawrence native, was on staff at Kansas for all but three years from 1996 to 2019.

Football career

Bowen grew up in

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outside of

, where he led his high school, the Lawrence Lions, to state titles in football, as well as track, graduating in 1990. In college, Bowen was a hard-hitting

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for the Jayhawks, in 92–93, following one season at

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. He led the Kansas defense in tackles in 1993 with 114 total stops. That figure ranks as the third-most tackles by a defensive back in school history. Bowen was instrumental in helping the Jayhawks to an 8–4 record, a No. 22 national ranking and a win over

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in the

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. He was the recipient of the school’s Willie Pless Tackler of the Year Award following his senior season in 1993. Bowen played

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for the Jayhawks under head coach

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Personal

Bowen's father, Charley Bowen, was a high school All-American at Lawrence High School. His older brother, Charley Jr., was a four-year letterwinner as a defensive back for the Jayhawks (1989–1992). Bowen and his wife, Kristie, have two sons, Baylor and Banks. Kristie is the 2014 Mrs. Kansas and was named Miss Kansas in 2001.

Head coaching record

Notes

References

External links

North Texas profile

Kansas profile
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