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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1954|5|22|1885|10|27|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1954|5|22|1885|10|27|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Elsternwick, Victoria]]
| death_place = [[Elsternwick, Victoria]]
| originalteam =
| height = 175 cm
| heightweight = 175 cm / 76 kg
| weight = 76 kg
| position =
| years = 1907–15, 1918–20
| clubs = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| games(goals) = 185 (4)
| statsend = 1920
| statsend = 1920
| years1 = 1907–15, 1918–20
| club1 = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| games_goals1 = 185 (4)
| careerhighlights =
}}
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'''Henry Leonard "Len" Bowe''' (27 October 1885 – 22 May 1954) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).
'''Henry Leonard Bowe''' (27 October 1885 – 22 May 1954) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).


Bowe was a specialist defender and played in back to back Essendon premiership teams in 1911 and 1912. In 1912 he also represented [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]] in two interstate matches against the South Australians. He retired in 1920 after he began suffering from [[athlete's heart]].
Bowe was a specialist defender and played in back to back Essendon premiership teams in 1911 and 1912. In 1912 he also represented [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]] in two interstate matches against the South Australians. He retired in 1920 after he began suffering from [[athlete's heart]].


==External links==
==External links==
*{{AFL Tables|ref=L/Len_Bowe.html}}
*{{AFL Tables | L/Len_Bowe }}
*[http://australianfootball.com/players/player_list/B AustralianFootball.com profile]
*[http://australianfootball.com/players/player_list/B AustralianFootball.com profile]
*[http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---b Essendon Football Club profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150706140340/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---b Essendon Football Club profile]
*{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23418087 |title=FORMER ESSENDON PLAYER DIES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Australia)]] |date=24 May 1954 |page=17}}
*{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23418087 |title=FORMER ESSENDON PLAYER DIES. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Australia)]] |date=24 May 1954 |page=17}}


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[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)]]
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[[Category:Essendon Football Club players]]
[[Category:Essendon Football Club players]]
[[Category:Essendon Football Club premiership players]]
[[Category:People from Maldon, Victoria]]
[[Category:People from Maldon, Victoria]]
[[Category:VFL/AFL premiership players]]




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Latest revision as of 10:32, 2 August 2023

Len Bowe
Personal information
Full name Henry Leonard Bowe
Date of birth 27 October 1885
Place of birth Maldon, Victoria
Date of death 22 May 1954(1954-05-22) (aged 68)
Place of death Elsternwick, Victoria
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1907–15, 1918–20 Essendon 185 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Henry Leonard Bowe (27 October 1885 – 22 May 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bowe was a specialist defender and played in back to back Essendon premiership teams in 1911 and 1912. In 1912 he also represented Victoria in two interstate matches against the South Australians. He retired in 1920 after he began suffering from athlete's heart.

[edit]
  • Len Bowe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • AustralianFootball.com profile
  • Essendon Football Club profile
  • "FORMER ESSENDON PLAYER DIES". The Argus (Australia). 24 May 1954. p. 17.