 Bovard cropped from 1929 Michigan football team photograph | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1906 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 1983 (aged 76) Marquette, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1929 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930 | Michigan (assistant) |
| ? | J. W. Sexton HS (MI) |
| 1947–1956 | Michigan Tech |
| Basketball | |
| ? | J. W. Sexton HS (MI) |
| 1947–1949 | Michigan Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1947–1972 | Michigan Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–29–3 (college football) 18–15 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-Big Ten (1929) | |
Alan J. Bovard (September 24, 1906 – July 11, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He was an All-Big Ten Conference center at the University of Michigan in 1929. He later served as the athletic director at Michigan Technological University from 1947 to 1972 and the head football coach from 1947 to 1956.