Bowman, a former wisconsin star, was selected in the eighth round of the 1964 NFL draft, succeeding hall of fame center jim ringo in his rookie season.
Former packers linebacker and pro football hall of famer dave robinson said he started 107 games in green bay over ten seasons, winning five championships total (three nfl, two super bowls). “they no longer make guys like ken bowman,” he said.
The guys are now so spoiled. When he and i played, it was mano a mano, and you wanted to stick in and slug it out. “kenny, the guys he had to fight, the big defensive tackles,” he said. He had to block every game against that person. He went up against some of the best players on the football team, and he came out strong.
He was a center, and everything revolved around him.”ken bowman is best remembered for his role in the 1967 nfl championship game, also known as the “ice bowl,” in which bart starr scored a touchdown on a quarterback sneak to win the packers for the third time in a row. Bowman, along with right guard jerry kramer, combined on a wedge block against defensive tackle jethro pugh, allowing starr to score with 13 ticks remaining.
Robinson said, “a big block that jerry kramer claims he made.” “it was a double team between him and kenny bowman,” he said. Bo had a big hand in it. bowman was green bay’s player representative from 1969-1974. During the players’ strike that summer, he served as vice president of the nfl players association (nflpa).
