Career
He played college football at West Texas State College—now West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University—and then professionally with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Dow served as the head football coach at Southern Connecticut State University—then known as New Haven State Teachers College and Southern Connecticut State College—from 1948 to 1965, compiling a record of 107–41–6. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2013.