Charles Bowser (born October 2, 1959) is a former

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

linebacker who played four seasons in the

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(NFL) for the

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Early life and career

Bowser played his college career at

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

, setting the school's single season and career sacks record at 17.5 and 22, respectively. Bowser graduated from Plymouth High School, located in Plymouth, North Carolina in 1978. Charles Bowser also played a role as part of the

Killer Bees Defense of the 1980s. Other members included Lyle Blackwood,

Glenn Blackwood Glenn Allen Blackwood (born February 23, 1957) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the Miami Dolphins for ten seasons in the National Football League (N ...

, Bob Baumhower, Bob Brudzinski, Kim Bokamper, Bill Barnett, Doug Betters, and honorary member A. J. Duhe.

References

1959 births Living people American football linebackers Duke Blue Devils football players Miami Dolphins players People from Plymouth, North Carolina Players of American football from North Carolina 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen {{linebacker-1950s-stub