Des Rowan

{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1914}}

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| name = Des Rowan

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| fullname = Desmond Kevin Rowan

| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|05|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = Footscray, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|01|21|1914|05|08|df=y}}

| death_place = Coburg, Victoria

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| weight =

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| statsend = 1935

| years1 = 1935

| club1 = {{AFL NM}}

| games_goals1 = 1 (1)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Desmond Kevin Rowan (8 May 1914 – 21 January 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=770}}