Tony Bowick

{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tony Bowick

| number = 70, 79

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|3}}

| birth_place = Dothan, Alabama, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 265

| high_school = Slocomb

| college = Chattanooga

| draftyear = 1989

| draftround = 12

| draftpick = 313

| pastteams =

• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1989}})
• Birmingham Fire (1991-1992)
• Charlotte Rage ({{AFL Year|1993|1995}})
• Albany Firebirds ({{AFL Year|1996|1997}})
• Grand Rapids Rampage ({{AFL Year|1998|2001}})
• Detroit Fury ({{AFL Year|2002}})
• Chicago Rush ({{AFL Year|2003}})
• Austin Wranglers ({{AFL Year|2004}})
• Grand Rapids Rampage ({{AFL Year|2005}})

| pfr = BowiTo20

}}

Vantonio Bernard Bowick{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231253/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BOWICTON01 Tony Bowick Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com]}} (born October 3, 1966) is an American former professional football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL).[http://www.arenafan.com/players/Tony_Bowick-167/ ArenaFan Online : Tony Bowick] He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 12th round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Bowick attended Slocomb High School in Slocomb, Alabama and was a student and letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. Bowick played alongside former New York Jets running back Brad Baxter. He continued on to play college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Bowick played one season with the Falcons in the NFL (1989) and one season with the Birmingham Fire in the WLAF (1991–1992). He played 13 seasons in the AFL: Charlotte Rage (1993–1995), Albany Firebirds (1996–1997), Grand Rapids Rampage (1998–2001, 2005), Chicago Rush (2002–2003), Austin Wranglers (2004). He also coached briefly at Dale County High School in Alabama where he was let go after having an inappropriate relationship with at least one student.