["As a star at Columbia High School, Fowler came to Vandy after scoring well over 30 points a game. He was a 6-7 guard-forward who could play outside or under the basket. He was deceptively strong and quick, and he could really jump off the ground. He was the last player to wear #43 at Vandy, as Clyde Lee gave his permission for him to wear the retired number. 

While other players often hit the game-winning baskets, Fowler usually played a behind the scenes part in the buzzer beater. Twice as a sophomore, he faked a shot and fed a player closer to the basket for the game-winner. In 1974, he contributed to the cause in the second game. Leading the team in scoring against Texas Tech with 21 points, it was his control of a last minute jump ball that sealed the win. 

Playing a big game at Mid-South Coliseum against Memphis State, he led the Commodores with 17 points and made several key defensive plays late in the game, as Vandy upset the 9th-ranked Tigers. Fowler led the effort with 19 points in an 83-72 win over Final Four participant Kansas. 

Fowler's ability to ignore the pressure and hit big shots proved fatal to C.M. Newton's title hopes in 1974. The key game of the year saw him hit two key foul shots to ice the game in Tuscaloosa after he had missed a big one and one moments earlier. He had gotten to the foul line by forcing a Tide player to charge into him while a Crimson shot was in the air. "] 

 Excerpt from Scout.com staff writer Howell Pieser to see complete article, click the image to the left.