Urban Bowman
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| College | University of Delaware |
| High school | Westminster High School (Westminster, Maryland) |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1970–71 | Colorado State University (Asst. Athletic Director) |
| As coach | |
| 1961 | Delaware (Freshman Line) |
| 1962 | Dayton (Freshman Head Coach) |
| 1963 | Lebanon Valley College (Line) |
| 1964–68 | Colorado State (Line) |
| 1971 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Defensive Coordinator) |
| 1972–73 | Edmonton Eskimos (Defensive Line) |
| 1983 | Bemidji State (Asst.) |
| 1984 | Purdue (Linebackers) |
| 1985–88 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Defensive Line/Special Teams) |
| 1989 | Ottawa Rough Riders (Offensive Line) |
| 1990 | Edmonton Eskimos (Defensive Line) |
| 1991–93 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Defensive Line/Special Teams) |
| 1992 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Interim Head Coach) |
| 1994 | Ottawa Rough Riders (Defensive Coordinator) |
| 1995–97 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams/Defensive Line) |
| 1997 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Interim Head Coach) |
| 1998 | Mansfield (Defensive Line) |
| 1999 | Mansfield (Offensive Line) |
| 2000 | Toronto Argonauts (Special Teams) |
| 2004 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Special Teams) |
| 2005 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Linebackers) |
Urban M. Bowman, Jr. is a retired gridiron football player and coach who served as the interim head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Bowman was an all-state tackle at Westminster High School. He attended the University of Delaware and played for their football team. After graduating in 1959, Bowman joined the United States Army, where he won the Army Commendation Medal for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service.
During his youth, Bowman served as a waiter in the Baltimore Colts' dining room during training camp, which was held in his hometown of Westminster, Maryland.
Bowman began his coaching career in 1961 as a volunteer assistant for the Delaware freshman football team. A year later he received his first paid coaching position at the University of Dayton.
After serving as an assistant at Lebanon Valley College and Colorado State, Bowman left coaching to become Colorado State's assistant Athletic director. He decided to return to coaching the following year and contacted Hamilton Tiger-Cats head Al Dorow to inquire about any possible coaching vacancies. Due to an ongoing dispute with Team President Ralph Sazio over the hiring and firing of assistant coaches, Dorow decided to hire whomever the next applicant for the coaching position and Bowman was hired on the spot. He was let go after one season and joined the coaching staff of the Edmonton Eskimos as a Defensive Line coach. Bowman left coaching again in 1974, but later returned as an assistant at Bemidji State. He returned to the CFL in 1985 as the Defensive Line and Special Teams Coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He left the Bombers in 1989 to become the Ottawa Rough Riders' Offensive Line Coach, but returned to Winnipeg in 1991.
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