Background
Gowan was born in Ravenglass, Cumbria, England.
Gowan was born in Ravenglass, Cumbria, England.
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He died at the age of 83 after battling with Parkinson"s disease since 1996. Leaving Loughborough Colleges, where he was a lecturer for the United States in 1965 to obtain an Master of Science . from Purdue University, a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Whilst at Loughborough he brought the fundamentals of track and field to all students with his lively instruction and the use of key phrases.He coached the track and field team of the mid-sixties working alongside Basil Stamatakis.
His North American coaching career as began as a professor and athletics coach at McMaster University in 1968.
He became the technical director and president of CAC from 1972 to 1996.