The five players ahead of Bowman - Grover Covington (157 sacks), Elfrid Payton (154), Bobby Jurasin (142), James (Quick) Parker (139.5) and Joe Montford (135) - have all been inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.īowman helped Montreal (10-8) finish second in the East Division and reach the playoffs for the first time in four years in 2019. He was an East Division all-star nine times and twice earned league honours and his 134 sacks rank him first in club history and sixth all-time. Seven times he registered double-digit sacks (including a career-high 19 in 2015) and even in his final season had a career-best 46 tackles along with eight sacks.īowman, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., appeared in 230 career regular-season games with Montreal, winning Grey Cups with the franchise in 2009-10.
The six-foot-three, 255-pound Bowman joined the Alouettes in 2006 and quickly established himself as one of the CFL's top pass rushers. I'm happy with what I accomplished, not just individually but as a team." "To stay in one organization for as long as I did was a blessing and that gives me peace. "I didn't really get to say bye to the people the way anybody wanted to. "It means a lot," Bowman told reporters during a video conference Thursday. Bowman, 39, retired in 2021 after spending his entire 14-year pro career with the CFL franchise. The Montreal Alouettes will honour their career sacks leader Saturday night during their home game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. John Bowman will get the chance to formally say good-bye.
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