- Navorro Bowman
Infobox NCAA Athlete
color = LightSteelBlue
fontcolor = Black
name = Navorro Bowman
college = Penn State
conference = Big Ten
sport = Football
jersey = 18
position =Linebacker
class = Redshirt Sophomore
major = Crime, Law & Justice
minor =
career_start = 2008
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 228
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1988|5|28
birth_place =
death_date =
death_place =
highschool =Suitland High School ,Forestville, Maryland
former_school(s)=
career_highlights =
awards =
honors =
* Maryland Defensive POY
* Maryland All-State
* "Washington Post" All-Met
records =
championships =
championship_list =
bowl_games =
bowl_list =
tournaments =
tournament_list =Navorro R. Bowman (born
May 28 ,1988 ) is anAmerican football outside linebacker for thePenn State Nittany Lions football team.Early Years
Bowman was a standout player at
Suitland High School inForestville, Maryland . [cite web | url = http://pennstate.scout.com/2/476344.html | title = Bowman Chooses Penn State | accessdate = 2008-09-22 | publisher = Scout.com] His missed most of his senior season with a shoulder injury, but he had a very impressive junior campaign in which he recorded 165 tackles, 9 sacks, and 3fumble recoveries as a linebacker and ran for 1,200 yards and 22touchdown s as a tailback. He was named the Maryland Defensive Player-of-the-Year, first-team All-State, "Washington Post" first-team All-Met and first-team All-Conference.College career
2007
After redshirting the 2006 season, Bowman played in 9 games in 2007. He missed two games due to a sprained ankle suffered at Illinois. He recorded 16 tackles, with a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a blocked kick and a pass breakup that season.cite web | url = http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bowman_navorro00.html | title = 18 Navorro Bowman | accessdate = 2008-09-22 | publisher = Pennsylvania State University]
Bowman was suspended for the last 2007 regular-season game versus Michigan State, the
2007 Alamo Bowl and 2008's spring practice for his involvement in an altercation at the HUB-Robeson Center, for which he pled guilty to misdemeanordisorderly conduct charges.cite web | url = http://www.centredaily.com/sports/story/853607.html | title = Maybin, Bowman rising up for PSU | publisher = "Centre Daily Times " | last = Moody | first = Walt | date = 2008-09-21 | accessdate = 2008-09-22]2008
The graduation of
All-America n linebacker Dan Connor and the injury to presumptive starterSean Lee resulted in increased playing time for Bowman in 2008.His first start came in week 4 versus Temple. He recorded 11 tackles, including five tackles for loss and three sacks, a forced fumble and an interception in the 45-3 win and was named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week.cite web|url=http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092208aaa.html|title=MSU's Ringer Becomes First Offensive Player to Claim Three Straight Weekly Football Honors|publisher=Big Ten Conference|date=2008-09-22|accessdate=2008-09-22]
Personal
Bowman is
roommate s withdefensive end Aaron Maybin . He is pursuing a degree in Crime, Law & Justice.References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.