4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁at ▁Bow do in ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁compiling ▁a ▁career ▁college ▁football ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 4 – 2 0 – 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bow ser ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lig on ier , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁attended ▁John st own ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁high ▁school ▁football . ▁He ▁left ▁high ▁school ▁as ▁a ▁senior , ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁en list ▁in ▁the ▁Army . ▁From ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁served ▁over se as ▁in ▁the ▁Am bul ance ▁Corps . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Bow ser ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁That ▁season , ▁he ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁fresh man ▁football ▁team ▁under ▁fresh man ▁coach ▁Andy ▁K err . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁vars ity ▁team ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Pop ▁Warner , ▁and ▁played ▁at ▁end , ▁quarter back , ▁tack le , ▁and ▁center . ▁Bow ser ▁earned ▁a ▁vars ity ▁letter ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁He ▁studied ▁business ▁administration ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁B eta ▁G amma ▁S igma ▁and ▁O mic ron ▁D elta ▁K appa ▁honor ▁soci eties . ▁