Bob Bowman is a 1967 graduate of Seymour High School and was the head coach
of the Owls’ baseball team for 31 years. His 1988 team won the Indiana High
School State Baseball Championship, the first team state title in Seymour school
history.
During his coaching career, Bob’s teams won 463 games topped by a school best
record of 35-2 in winning that state title. In all under Coach Bowman’s leadership,
the Owls won four South Central Conference championships, five sectional titles,
three regional championships, one semi-state title and one state championship.
He had multiple players earn all-conference and all-state honors and coached two
players who went on to play professional baseball. Prior to taking over as the
head coach of the Seymour program, Bob served as the Owls’ freshman coach for
six years and the junior varsity coach for two years.
Bob was named the Indiana High School Baseball Coach of the Year in 1988 and
was selected as the coach of the South All-Star team that same year. He received
the Ball State University Alumni Coach of the Year award in 2009. He also
coached the Seymour American Legion Baseball team for over 30 years and won
several sectional championships. For his work with the Legion teams, Bob was
presented the Prestigious Arlie Skelton Award. He was also instrumental in
helping build the Seymour youth baseball program. He was on the Seymour
Youth League Board of Directors for over 35 years and served as President and
Treasurer of the league.
As a student at Seymour High School, Bob played baseball for the Owls. During
his senior season, he helped the team to 19-9 record, a South Central Conference
title and a sectional championship before the Owls lost in the regional title game.
Bob retired as a teacher at Seymour Community Schools after serving 40 years as
an educator.