Career
Early career
Schow started his career at Queanbeyan, in the Canberra Australian National Football League. Also in 1950, Schow represented Canberra at the Brisbane Carnival. Collingwood years
During the game he suffered a bruised thigh, which ruled him out of contention for Collingwood"s next fixture.
He didn"t get another chance at senior level and instead played in the seconds for the rest of the season.
Queanbeyan, Street George & Turner
From 1953 to 1955, Schow played for Queanbeyan-Acton. He then played for Sydney club Street George from 1956 to 1958, as captain-coach for the last two seasons.
While in Sydney, Schow was a New South Wales interstate representative. In 1959, Schow returned to Queanbeyan, which had split from Acton.
He was captain-coach for three years and steered them to a grand final in 1961, which they lost narrowly to Ainslie, by eight points.
Schow was playing coach of Turner (now Belconnen) from 1962 to 1964. He died from illness on 3 November 1988.