# Ev Rowan

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{{Short description|American football player (1902–1956)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Ev Rowan
| image       =
| number      = 
| position    = [End](/source/End_(American_football))
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1902|10|18}}
| birth_place = [Chillicothe, Ohio](/source/Chillicothe%2C_Ohio), U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1956|11|9|1902|10|18}}
| death_place = [La Mesa, California](/source/La_Mesa%2C_California), U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 1
| weight_lbs  = 187
| high_school = [Chillicothe](/source/Chillicothe_High_School) (Ohio)
| college     = [Ohio State](/source/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football) (1924–1927)
| pastteams   =
* [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/Brooklyn_Dodgers_(NFL)) ({{NFL Year|1930}}, {{NFL Year|1932}})
* [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/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](/source/American_football) [end](/source/End_(American_football)) who played three seasons in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) with the [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/Brooklyn_Dodgers_(NFL)) and [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Ohio State University](/source/Ohio_State_University).

==Early life and college==
Everett Lawrence Rowan was born on October 18, 1902, in [Chillicothe, Ohio](/source/Chillicothe%2C_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](/source/Chillicothe_High_School).<ref name="pfa"/>

Rowan played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Ohio State Buckeyes](/source/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football) of [Ohio State University](/source/Ohio_State_University). He was on the freshman team in 1924 and was a three-year [letterman](/source/letterman_(sports)) from 1925 to 1927.<ref name="pfa"/>

==Professional career==
Rowan played in two games for the [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/Brooklyn_Dodgers_(NFL)) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) in 1930 and appeared in eleven games, starting nine, for the team during the [1932 season](/source/1932_NFL_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](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) in 1933.<ref name="B"/>

Rowan appeared in eight games, starting five, for the Louisville Bourbons of the [American Football League](/source/American_Football_League_(1934)) in 1934.<ref name="pfa"/>

==Personal life==
Rowan served in the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy).<ref name="pfa"/> He died of a [heart attack](/source/heart_attack) at his home in [La Mesa, California](/source/La_Mesa%2C_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>

==References==
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Category:1902 births
Category:1956 deaths
Category:Players of American football from Ohio
Category:American football ends
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players
Category:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Sportspeople from Chillicothe, Ohio
Category:United States Navy personnel
Category:American Football League (1934) players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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