Ken Bowman

Packers center and Ice Bowl hero who later became a lawyer and magistrate.

Ken Bowman was an American professional football player who played center for the Green Bay Packers from 1964 to 1973 and later for The Hawaiians in 1975.

Quick Facts

Number: 57
Position: Center
Born: 15 December 1942
Birthplace: Milan, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 27 December 2023
Place of death: Oro Valley, Arizona, U.S.
High school: Rock Island (Rock Island, Illinois)
College: Wisconsin

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Background

Bowman was the center on the winning play of the Ice Bowl in 1967, executing a wedge block with Jerry Kramer on Jethro Pugh to clear a path for Bart Starr's quarterback sneak. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1981.

Did You Know?

Bowman earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1972 while playing for the Packers.
He was one of fifteen plaintiffs in Mackey v. National Football League, which declared the Rozelle rule a violation of antitrust laws.
After football, he served as a special magistrate for Tucson, Oro Valley, and Marana, Arizona.