William Stowe (rower)

William Stowe
Personal information
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 Eights
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.[1][2][3]

Early life

Stowe was born in Oak Park, Illinois.[1] He graduated from Kent School in 1958 and Cornell University, class of 1962.

Later life

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).[4][2]

In his final years, Stowe lived at the Olympic Village of Lake Placid, New York.[2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bill Stowe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 Ed Moran (2016). "An Olympic Champion and Gentleman of Rowing. William Arthur Stowe — 1940-2016," USRowing News, February 10. Retrieved February 17.
  3. ↑ William N. Wallace (1964). [No title,] New York Times, July 12. Retrieved February 17.
  4. ↑ William A. Stowe (2005). All Together: The Formidable Journey to Gold with the 1964 Olympic Crew. New York: iUniverse, Inc. Description & Contents. ISBN 0-595-34388-0
  5. ↑ William A. Stowe (2005). All Together: The Formidable Journey to Gold with the 1964 Olympic Crew. Back cover.
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