Education
Jeff Bower grew up in Roswell, Georgia, where he attended Roswell High School. He led the football team to two state championships and became an eventual prep All-American, one of the school"s first. He also started for two state champion baseball teams and one state champion basketball squad.
He was named Class A Player of the year and played in the state All-Star game.
Bower started his career at the University of Georgia before transferring to Southern Mississippi
He started as quarterback in 1973. His career records from 1973-1975 are still in the top 5 for many of the school"s passing statistics, including #3 all time in passing percentage.
Bower spent 29 years at the University of Southern Mississippi as a quarterback, assistant coach and head coach.
He was quite successful, with a long career and many wins. He was named "Coach of the Decade" by Conference United States of America in 2004.
