Campbell University

Bobby Bowie, a former football and tennis standout, was inducted into the Campbell University Sports Hall of Fame in October 2005.
 
A native of Galax, Virginia, Bobby Bowie was an all-state guard on the 1948 football team that won the North Carolina Junior College Championship under the direction of Coach Earl Smith.  Bowie’s blocking helped clear openings for fellow Hall of Fame member Archie Brigman as the Fighting Camels advanced to the Eastern United States Junior College Championship game.
 
Following his days in Buies Creek, Bowie served his country for five years as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force.
 
A graduate of North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering, Bowie embarked on a distinguished career in the business world.  Bowie retired from Federal Paper Board Company in 1991 as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Converting Operations.
 
He served on the Board of Directors of Federal Paper Board of Montvale, N.J.  Other business interests included Gravure Packaging of Richmond, Va., First Georgia Bank of Brunswick, Ga., and King and Prince Seafood of Brunswick, Ga.
 
In addition, Bowie served on the Board of Directors of MAP International, a non-profit medical assistance program to aid those suffering throughout the world. 
 
A member of the St. Simons, Ga., Community Church, he was involved with and supported many local causes.  Bowie, and his wife, Elizabeth, had five children.  Bowie passed away Aug. 22, 2020 at the age of 91.