William Stowe (rower)

William Stowe

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Born	(1940-03-23)March 23, 1940 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 8, 2016(2016-02-08) (aged 75)
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Eight Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg Fours

William Arthur "Bill" Stowe (March 23, 1940 – February 8, 2016) was an American rower. Among other rowing accomplishments, he stroked the U.S. men's eight in the 1964 Summer Olympics to a gold medal.

Stowe was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He graduated from Kent School in 1958 and Cornell University, class of 1962.

Stowe was the crew coach of Columbia University from 1967 to 1971 when he went to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to start the rowing program there.

He was also the "color" commentator for ABC during the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games.

Stowe wrote of his eight's experience in the1964 Summer Olympics in the book All Together (2005).

In his final years, Stowe lived at the Olympic Village of Lake Placid, New York.

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