John Howell "Bo" Rowland (March 20, 1903 – September 23, 1964) was an

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player and coach of football and

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. He served as the head football coach at Henderson-Brown College—now

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(1925–1930),

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(1931),

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(1940–1942),

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(1946–1947), and

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(1948–1951), compiling a career college football coaching record of 90–47–7. Rowland was also the head basketball coach at Henderson-Brown from 1925 to 1931 and at

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from 1936 to 1938, tallying a career

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coaching mark of 40–58. Rowland died at the age of 61 on September 23, 1964 at a hospital in

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. He was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1968.

Head coaching record

Football

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