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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 13, 1939 Pike, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | December 31, 2012 (aged 73)[1] Mahtomedi, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1962 / round: 6 / pick: 73 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1962 / round: 8 / pick: 59 | ||||||||
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Lawrence Glen "Larry" Bowie (October 13, 1939 – December 31, 2012) was a National Football League (NFL) guard. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 1962 NFL draft.[2] He played college football at Purdue.
Bowie's 92-game career was cut short in November 1968 when he underwent emergency brain surgery to deal with a suspected blood clot.[3] Bowie had been bothered by headaches and nausea for over a week and was admitted to Miller Hospital for observation following a Wednesday practice.[3]
- ^ "Larry Bowie Obituary: View Larry Bowie's Obituary by Star Tribune". Legacy.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ Miller, Chris (January 2, 2013). "Ex-Viking Larry Bowie dies". StarTribune.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Dick Gordon, "Brain Surgery for Bowie," Minneapolis Star, Nov. 8, 1968, p. 34.