Joe Bowden accepted a football scholarship from the University of Oklahoma.
27 Facts About Joe Bowden
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Joe Bowden did not play in his first year, as he failed to meet the requirements of Proposition 48.
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Joe Bowden gained All-American honors as a senior, while registering 127 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions.
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Joe Bowden finished his college career with 286 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions, six passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.
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Joe Bowden was selected by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL draft.
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In 1993, Joe Bowden started six games after replacing an injured Wilber Marshall at right linebacker.
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Joe Bowden registered 28 tackles, one sack, one pass defensed, one fumble recovery and seven special teams tackles.
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In 1994, Joe Bowden missed the first two games with a quadriceps injury.
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Joe Bowden started one game at left linebacker in place of an injured Eddie Robinson.
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Joe Bowden collected 13 tackles, one forced fumble and seven special teams tackles.
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In 1995, Michael Barrow moved to middle linebacker to replace an injured Al Smith, opening the door for Joe Bowden to start 14 games at right linebacker.
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Joe Bowden posted 51 tackles, two passes defensed, four forced fumbles and five special teams tackles.
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In 1996, Joe Bowden started 16 games at left linebacker, making 73 tackles, with three sacks, six passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
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Joe Bowden tallied 84 tackles, 2.5 sacks, one interception, four passes defensed, one forced fumble and one special teams tackle.
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In 1998, with the signing of Robinson, Joe Bowden took over the middle linebacker starting position, replacing Barron Wortham.
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Joe Bowden recorded 145 tackles, 1.5 sacks, six quarterback pressures, three passes defended, one interception and two fumble recoveries.
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Joe Bowden registered 15 starts, 81 tackles, 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception.
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Joe Bowden left after starting 84 of 123 regular-season games, while missing only five games and registering 521 tackles.
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Joe Bowden was the backup to Darren Hambrick and played in all 16 games, making 46 tackles, two tackles for loss and ywo special teams tackles.
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Joe Bowden was cut on April 20,2001, after failing a physical.
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From 2008 to 2011, Joe Bowden held coaching positions at Oklahoma City high schools: Mount St Mary High School and Edmond Santa Fe High School.
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In 2006, Joe Bowden was hired as the secondary coach for the Central Oklahoma Bronchos.
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In 2012, Joe Bowden was hired by the St Louis Rams to become an assistant linebackers coach, reuniting with Jeff Fisher who was his head coach with the Titans.
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On March 17,2016, Joe Bowden was hired by the San Francisco 49ers.
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Joe Bowden was appointed to the position of inside linebackers coach after Hardy Nickerson abruptly quit and took a job as the Illinois defensive coordinator for his former coaching companion Lovie Smith who was just hired by the Illini.
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In 1998, Joe Bowden married Malika and they have two daughters, Sydney and Cheyenne.
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Joe Bowden has one son, Jaylon who plays football and is following in the footsteps of his father.