Former Green Bay Packers center Ken Bowman who played on first two Super Bowl teams dies at 81

Scott Venci, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay Packers center Ken Bowman (57) stands covered in mud during a 13-0 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 19, 1967, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.
Green Bay Packers center Ken Bowman (57) stands covered in mud during a 13-0 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 19, 1967, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.

GREEN BAY – Former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Ken Bowman, who was coached by Vince Lombardi and played 10 seasons for the team, has died.

Bowman, 81, was a center in the first two Super Bowls and also won three NFL championships with the Packers in 1965, 1966 and 1967.

He was selected in the eighth round of the 1964 NFL draft and took over for Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Ringo as a rookie after Ringo was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles.

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