{{Short description|American football player (1902–1956)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Ev Rowan | image = | number = | position = End | birth_date = {{birth date|1902|10|18}} | birth_place = Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1956|11|9|1902|10|18}} | death_place = La Mesa, California, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 187 | high_school = Chillicothe (Ohio) | college = Ohio State (1924–1927) | pastteams = * Brooklyn Dodgers ({{NFL Year|1930}}, {{NFL Year|1932}}) * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1933}}) * Louisville Bourbons (1934) | pfr = R/RowaEv20 }} '''Everett Lawrence Rowan''' (October 18, 1902 – November 9, 1956) was an American professional football end who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Ohio State University.
==Early life and college== Everett Lawrence Rowan was born on October 18, 1902, in Chillicothe, Ohio.<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/r/rowa00200.html | title=Ev Rowan | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=19 May 2025}}</ref> He attended Chillicothe High School.<ref name="pfa"/>
Rowan played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes of Ohio State University. He was on the freshman team in 1924 and was a three-year letterman from 1925 to 1927.<ref name="pfa"/>
==Professional career== Rowan played in two games for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1930 and appeared in eleven games, starting nine, for the team during the 1932 season.<ref name="B">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RowaEv20.htm | title=Ev Rowan | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=August 17, 2015}}</ref>
He played in two games, starting one, for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1933.<ref name="B"/>
Rowan appeared in eight games, starting five, for the Louisville Bourbons of the American Football League in 1934.<ref name="pfa"/>
==Personal life== Rowan served in the United States Navy.<ref name="pfa"/> He died of a heart attack at his home in La Mesa, California on November 9, 1956.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/everettlawrencerowan.htm | title=Everett Lawrence 'Ev' Rowan | publisher=oldestlivingprofootball.com | accessdate=August 17, 2015}}</ref>
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