John Rowser
| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 24, 1944 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Detroit (MI) Eastern | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1967 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 127 |
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| Games started: | 79 |
| Interceptions: | 26 |
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John Felix Rowser (born April 24, 1944) was an American football player, a defensive back in the National Football League for ten seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Denver Broncos.
In his rookie season, he was a member of the Packers' Super Bowl II championship team, Vince Lombardi's last title. He played college football at the University of Michigan as a cornerback and halfback, from 1963 to 1966.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Rowser attended Eastern High School in Detroit, Michigan.
Rowser enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1962 and played college football for head coach Bump Elliott from 1963 to 1966. As a senior, he started all 10 games at cornerback and three games at left halfback for the 1966 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 6–4 record, outscored opponents 236–138, and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference. Used principally on defense, he gained only 82 yards on 24 carries (3.4 yards per carry) as an offensive player.
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