Pat Bowd
South Melbourne
AFL career
7 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1964 v HAW18 Apr 1964
- Most recent
- R8 1964 v CAR6 June 1964
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Clayton in Melbourne's south-east, Pat Bowd joined South Melbourne as a promising teenager and broke immediately into the senior lineup for the opening round of the 1964 season. Standing 184cm, he was a tall utility who held his spot in the side for the first seven consecutive matches of the year, relying on his natural athleticism to compete at the VFL level. However, after the Round 7 clash against Carlton, Bowd lost his place in the team and did not add to his game tally, finishing his football career with South Melbourne after just that single season. His sporting legacy was ultimately defined away from the football field, as he transitioned into a highly successful career in professional running, eventually becoming a celebrated figure in the Victorian Athletic League and an inductee into the Stawell Gift Hall of Fame.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Aug 1945 (age 81y 77d)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Clayton in Melbourne's south-east, Pat Bowd joined South Melbourne as a promising teenager and broke immediately into the senior lineup for the opening round of the 1964 season. Standing 184cm, he was a tall utility who held his spot in the side for the first seven consecutive matches of the year, relying on his natural athleticism to compete at the VFL level. However, after the Round 7 clash against Carlton, Bowd lost his place in the team and did not add to his game tally, finishing his football career with South Melbourne after just that single season. His sporting legacy was ultimately defined away from the football field, as he transitioned into a highly successful career in professional running, eventually becoming a celebrated figure in the Victorian Athletic League and an inductee into the Stawell Gift Hall of Fame.