OfficiallyBuzz
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Just asking because he is a class act. I am not looking for him to come to GT.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] Go to: http://www.coachbower.com/ and click on The Total Package. Pretty impressive.[/FONT]
His Bio that is still up on the SM web site:
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] Go to: http://www.coachbower.com/ and click on The Total Package. Pretty impressive.[/FONT]
His Bio that is still up on the SM web site:
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Under Coach Bower, the Golden Eagles have posted an impressive 89-61-1 record. In the C-USA era, his teams have posted a 36-8 league record. He is the dean of conference coaches. His 126games coached makes him only the second coach ever to coach more than 100 games, Pie Van the other. Bower also has compiled that enviable record while playing only 43 of those 114 games at home. His teams have posted a 35-8 record in those 43 games, including a 15-3 mark the last four seasons. Overall, his teams have won 32 games while losing just 15 in the last three seasons. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Bower's career totals as a player included completing 278 or 506 passes for 3,589 yards and 20 touch- downs. He still holds the USM career mark for completion percentage among players with a minimum 200 pass attempts with a .549 mark. His 1973 total offense mark of 1,706 yards still ranks as the ninth best at Southern Miss, and his 1,495 passing yards in 1973 still ranks as the tenth best in Golden Eagle history. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]During his coaching career, Coach Bower has coached numerous All-American and All-Conference selections. Besides Brett Favre and Reggie Collier, Bower has had a hand in the careers of former USM offensive players Glen Howe, Mike Landrum, Marvin Harvey, Louis Lipps, Sammy Winder, Fred Brock, Terry Hardy, Michael Jackson, Harold Shaw and Tony Smith, all of who went on to play professional football. In addition, four of his 1999 player were drafted. including receiving standouts Sherrod Gideon, Todd Pinkston, and line-backer T.J. Slaughter.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Bower's career totals as a player included completing 278 or 506 passes for 3,589 yards and 20 touch- downs. He still holds the USM career mark for completion percentage among players with a minimum 200 pass attempts with a .549 mark. His 1973 total offense mark of 1,706 yards still ranks as the ninth best at Southern Miss, and his 1,495 passing yards in 1973 still ranks as the tenth best in Golden Eagle history. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]During his coaching career, Coach Bower has coached numerous All-American and All-Conference selections. Besides Brett Favre and Reggie Collier, Bower has had a hand in the careers of former USM offensive players Glen Howe, Mike Landrum, Marvin Harvey, Louis Lipps, Sammy Winder, Fred Brock, Terry Hardy, Michael Jackson, Harold Shaw and Tony Smith, all of who went on to play professional football. In addition, four of his 1999 player were drafted. including receiving standouts Sherrod Gideon, Todd Pinkston, and line-backer T.J. Slaughter.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Jeff and Debbie Bower bleed Black and Gold. Coach Bower received his MBA in management from [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Southern Miss[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] in 1978, is married to a former Miss USM (1975) and Miss Mississippi USA (1972). The former Debbie Pawlik, who was a USM cheerleader and a member of the Kappa Delta sorority while at USM, graduated with a nursing degree in 1975. She remains active in the USM Eagle Club and with a variety of other USM promotional efforts.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]The Bower family, which includes their youngest daughter Stephanie, survived a gut wrenching tragedy in 1997 when they lost their 17 year old daughter [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Kristen[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] in an automobile accident. The Southern Miss, and the entire Hattiesburg community rallied around the Bowers in an unprecedented show of love and support following the accident.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]It is obvious where the team gets it's character, heart and courage.[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]The Bower family, which includes their youngest daughter Stephanie, survived a gut wrenching tragedy in 1997 when they lost their 17 year old daughter [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Kristen[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] in an automobile accident. The Southern Miss, and the entire Hattiesburg community rallied around the Bowers in an unprecedented show of love and support following the accident.
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