Henry Leonard Bowe (27 October 1885 – 22 May 1954) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Bowe was a specialist defender and played in back to back Essendon premiership teams in 1911 and 1912. In 1912 he also represented
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
in two interstate matches against the South Australians. He retired in 1920 after he began suffering from
athlete's heart
Athletic heart syndrome (AHS) is a non-pathological condition commonly seen in sports medicine in which the human heart is enlarged, and the resting heart rate is lower than normal.
The athlete's heart is associated with physiological cardiac ...
.
External links
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AustralianFootball.com profileEssendon Football Club profile
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1885 births
1954 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Essendon Football Club players
Essendon Football Club premiership players
People from Maldon, Victoria
VFL/AFL premiership players
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