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DEE DOWIS
Football/Class of 1990

Dee Dowis is a 1990 graduate of the Academy and was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Falcons. He was a finalist for the 1989 Heisman Trophy award, awarded to college football's best player. His sixth-place finish is the highest of any Falcon ever.

Dowis was also awarded the Downtown Athletic Club's Exemplary Player Award in 1989. Dowis earned honorable mention All-American honors in 1989 while being named the Western Athletic Conference's offensive player of the year.

In 1989, he became the fifth player in NCAA history to rush and pass for over a 1,000 yards in the same season while leading Air Force to a Liberty Bowl appearance. Dowis scored a school-record six touchdowns and rushed for a then-school record 249 yards vs. San Diego State in 1989.

•             Finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1989 - highest finish ever for an Air Force player
•             Won the Downtown Athletic Club's Exemplary Player of the Award in 1989
•             Honorable mention All-American in 1989 by A.P.
•             WAC Offensive Player of the Year in 1989
•             Selected to play in the Hula Bowl
•             Broke the school record for most rushing yards in a game with 249 in 1989 vs. San Diego State
•             AFA Male Athlete of Year, 1990
•             Led team in rushing twice and passing three times
•             1989 co-captain

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