JERRY BOWELL MADE HIS WAY TO LAWRENCEBURG IN 1968. IT DIDN’T TAKE COACH
BOWELL LONG TO DEVELOP HIS LOVE AND PASSION FOR TIGER ATHLETICS. JERRY WAS
CHARGED WITH STARTING THE FIRST FOOTBALL TEAM AT THE NEW GREENDALE MIDDLE
SCHOOL IN 1969. HE MOVED OVER TO L-H-S IN ’71, WHERE HE TAUGHT BIOLOGY AND
BECAME A TIGER FOOTBALL ASSISTANT COACH UNDER THE LEGENDARY DICK MEADOR.
COACH BOWELL WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH CREATING THE TIGER WRESTLING PROGRAM,
ALSO IN 1971.

IN 1974, JERRY LEFT THE EDUCATION PROFESSION TO PURSUE A CAREER IN BUSINESS.
AFTER EXPLORING THE BUSINESS WORLD FOR 10 YEARS, JERRY BOWELL RETURNED TO HIS
PASSION OF TEACHING AND COACHING.

HE CAME BACK TO L-H-S IN 1984, TO COACH THE TIGER GRAPPLERS AND TEACH
COLLEGE PREP AND AP BIOLOGY. ALONG WITH WRESTLING, COACH BOWELL TOOK OVER THE
TIGER NINTH GRADE FOOTBALL PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT 22 YEARS. HIS COACHING STYLE,
TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS, WAS PERFECT FOR THE FRESHMAN. DURING HIS HALL OF
FAME CAREER, HE WASN’T JUST A COACH, BUT A MENTOR TO ALL HIS CHARGES. LAYING
SOLID FOUNDATIONS FOR ALL THOSE OUTSTANDING VARSITY FOOTBALL AND WRESTLING
TEAMS…GIVING SO MANY TIGERS SOLID GROUND TO STAND ON AS YOUNG MEN.