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Vic Rowen

American sports coach (1919–2013)

Summary

American sports coach (1919–2013)

Field	Value
name	Vic Rowen
birth_date
birth_place	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Chico, California, U.S.
player_sport1	Football
player_years2	1940s
player_team2	Long Island
player_positions	Tight end
coach_sport1	Football
coach_years2	1946–1948
coach_team2	Thomas Jefferson HS (NY)
coach_years3	1951–1953
coach_team3	Defiance
coach_years4	1954–1960
coach_team4	San Francisco State (assistant)
coach_years5	1961–1989
coach_team5	San Francisco State
coach_sport6	Basketball
coach_years7	1951–1954
coach_team7	Defiance
coach_years8	1957–1958
coach_team8	San Francisco State
coach_sport9	Baseball
coach_years10	1952–1954
coach_team10	Defiance
overall_record	131–174–10 (college football)
54–34 (college basketball)
15–21 (college baseball)
bowl_record	0–1
championships	Football
1 Mid-Ohio (1953)
5 Far Western (1961–1963, 1965, 1967)

54–34 (college basketball) 15–21 (college baseball) 1 Mid-Ohio (1953) 5 Far Western (1961–1963, 1965, 1967) Victor Rowen (July 24, 1919 – January 14, 2013) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Defiance College from 1951 to 1953 and at San Francisco State University from 1961 to 1989, compiling a career college football record of 132–173–10. His tenure of 28 years as head coach San Francisco State spanned over half of the length of time college football was played at the school. Rowen was also the head basketball coach at Defiance from 1951 to 1954 at and San Francisco State for a season in 1957–58, tallying a career college basketball mark of 54–34.

Early years

Born Brooklyn, New York, Rowen played college football at Long Island University, and later went on to earn a doctorate in physical education from Columbia University. Rowen got his start as a college coach at Ohio's Defiance College in 1951. He joined San Francisco State as an assistant coach in 1954 under Joe Verducci, until becoming head coach in 1961.

San Francisco State

In Rowen's first years with the program, San Francisco State was a west-coast small college football powerhouse, winning eight Far Western Conference titles before 1967. This early success lead his team to attract a great deal of football talent to the university and San Francisco State was well known for its football during this time. All of that changed during the student strike of 1968, which crippled football at SFSU.

San Francisco State did not have a winning season between 1973 and when the program was cancelled in 1995. While noted for producing outstanding players and coaches who would go on to win with other programs, San Francisco State football under Rowen's later years was not as successful as other Division II college football teams.

Rowen was also the president of the American Football Coaches Association in 1986.

Family

Rowen's son, Keith Rowen, coached in the National Football League (NFL) with various teams for over 25 years. Rowan's daughter Elise Rowan became a nurse and is now pursuing being an attorney.

Death

Rowen died January 14, 2013, aged 93.

Head coaching record

College football

References

Sullivan, Pat. (June 10, 2001). "Where Are They Now? / Vic Rowen / A dedicated Gator / Longtime coach also served as a father figure". [[San Francisco Chronicle]].
(January 18, 2013). "Football coach Vic Rowen dies at 93". sfgate.com.

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