Background
Bower grew up in Florida where he played for the Flordida State University-17 soccer champion with the Tampa Bay Kickers.
Bower grew up in Florida where he played for the Flordida State University-17 soccer champion with the Tampa Bay Kickers.
In 1996, he graduated from Gaither High School where he was an All State soccer player.
Bower began his collegiate career with Stetson University from 1996 to 1997. He then transferred to Clemson University where he played his junior season in 1998. Clemson was ranked number one in the Country for most of the season, only losing one game.
In the Atlantic Coast Conference final, Bower scored the game-winning goal over the Duke Blue Devils.
In January 1999, Bower left college when he signed with the Major League Soccer Project-40. In February, Master of Library Science assigned Bower to the San Jose Clash.
In July 2002, he played four games on loan to the Portland Timbers of the USL A-League. The Earthquakes waived him at the end of the 2002 season.