Jim Bowdoin

• Green Bay Packers (1928-1931)
• Brooklyn Dodgers (1932, 1934)
• New York Giants (1932 )
• Portsmouth Spartans (1933 )

• 3x NFL Championship (1929, 1930, 1931)

James Lehman Bowdoin ( born January 15, 1904 in Coffee Springs, Alabama, USA, † May 11, 1969 ) Nickname: Goofy, a U.S. American football player was. He played as a guard in the National Football League ( NFL), among others, the Green Bay Packers.

Playing career

College career

Jim Bowdoin studied at the University of Alabama, where he played American football. In the years 1927 and 1928, his college awarded him for his sporting achievements. Together with his team he won in 1925 and 1926, the U.S. college football championship. The Alabama Crimson Tide had in two years all of their nine games won.

Professional career

Bowdoin in 1928 committed by the Green Bay Packers, who were coached by Curly Lambeau. In 1929, Lambeau could strengthen its offense through the commitment of John McNally. Bowdoin had the task McNally freizublocken the way into the opponent's end zone. The later members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Mike Michalske and Cal Hubbard could also be linked to the team in the same year and Bowdoin won with his team its first NFL championship. In the next two years, the Packers were able to defend their NFL championship successfully. Bowdoin joined in 1932 by Steve Owen trained at New York Giants, but moved in the current season to the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1933, he stood for a year at the Portsmouth Spartans under contract and ended after the 1934 season with the Dodgers his career.