Reggie fowler biography wikipedia

His impending purchase was hailed as a milestone in professional sports, and it was hoped that it would eradicate some of the imbalance in a league where nearly three-quarters of the players are minorities, while the ranks of coaches and front-office staffers have yet to become fully integrated. From the beginning, however, questions about Fowler's finances, and a minor stir about inaccuracies on his resume, raised questions.

By mid, the bid had fallen through and Fowler backed away from his efforts to buy the team.

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Minneapolis -area activist Spike Moss was quoted in the San Jose Mercury News as saying, Everybody was looking forward to him being the first, but first you have to have the money to be considered. Born in February, , Fowler was one of five children in a family headed by a father who had been an officer in the U. Air Force. Fowler's first job was as a dishwasher at the restaurant.

Midway through middle school, his parents moved the family to another section of Tucson, and from then on Fowler and his siblings attended schools that were predominantly white. At Saguaro High School, he was an outstanding athlete and was elected to homecoming court; his father cooked the pre-game meals for him and his football teammates.

After graduating in , he entered the University of Wyoming on a football scholarship, starting out as a running back but then switching to wide receiver and linebacker positions. Though Fowler led the University of Wyoming Cowboys in unassisted tackles during his senior year, the changes in his position likely harmed his prospects with the NFL, and he was not drafted.

Several months after his December, , graduation, however, he was able to join the Cincinnati Bengals' pre-season training camp, but was cut before the regular season started.