Inductees

Richard Bowles attended William Jewell College from 1945-49, graduating in just three years as salutatorian after missing the 1946-47 year serving in the military. He was the son of legendary coach and athletic director R.E. Bowles and the youngest of four brothers who were all student-athletes for the William Jewell Cardinals.

He was a 1945 graduate of Liberty High School, where he was Student Body President before attending William Jewell College. After earning his bachelor’s degree,  he attended Washington University School of Medicine, graduating in 1953.

While at Jewell, Bowles lettered in football, basketball, and track. He was the leading scorer on the basketball team as a freshman and voted the university’s Athlete of the Year as a senior. He went on to become the team physician for William Jewell as well as a member of the university’s Board of Trustees.

He also served in private practice in Liberty, Missouri from 1958 to 1998.

Bowles was inducted into William Jewell’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.