James L. Bowdoin (January 15, 1904 – May 1969) 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 wi ...
player who played
guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
for seven seasons for the
Green Bay Packers,
Brooklyn Dodgers,
New York Giants, and
Portsmouth Spartans
The professional American football team now known as the Detroit Lions previously played in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Portsmouth Spartans, from its founding in 1928 to its relocation to Detroit in 1934. Originally drawing players from defunct indepe ...
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1904 births
1969 deaths
People from Geneva County, Alabama
American football offensive guards
Green Bay Packers players
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
New York Giants players
Providence Steam Roller players
Alabama Crimson Tide football players
All-Southern college football players
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