Hall of Fame
John Bowles was a National Junior College Athletic Association First Team All-American offensive tackle in 1970. A student at Chowan from 1969-70, John was also First Team All-Coastal Conference and the 1970 Chowan College Athlete of the Year.
The Virginia Beach native left Murfreesboro to attend North Texas State University where he played offensive line for two years and graduated in 1973 with a major in Education. The former Bayside High School football standout received his Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from North Texas State in 1976. A graduate assistant at North Texas State, Bowles has coached at Emporia State and Austin Peay State University.
Bowles was a defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Richmond before coaching at Science Hill and then serving as Head Football Coach for seven seasons at Abingdon High School.
Bowles is married to Sarah Bowles and they have two sons, Jason and Brad.
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