 High School: Played at DeMatha High School for head coach Bill McGregory...also competed for the DeMatha wrestling team and coach Dick Messier...played center, offensive tackle, and defensive end in football at DeMatha..led team to three-year record of 33-3 and three straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference league championships...team was ranked No. 10 nationally by USA Today in 2006 (12-0) and No. 14 in 2005 (11-1)...led 2007 squad to 10-2 mark...posted 52 “pancake” blocks as a senior and 47 as a junior...set school squat lift record (605 lbs.)...earned second team All-State honors as a senior...also named first team All-DC Sports, all-county, and second team all-metro as a senior and was a two-time first team All-WCAC selection...two-year standout heavyweight wrestler who went 60-3 and won two league titles his final two seasons...named to Principal’s List and Honor Roll all four years of high school.
At Delaware: Second-year squad member who will be one of the anchors of a young offensive line that must replace two starters from a unit that struggled at times in 2008...joins senior guard Corey Nicholson and junior tackle Kevin Uhll as returning starters on the offensive front...just a sophomore but already has 12 starts under his belt...moves over to his natural position of center this fall, taking over for two-year starter and All-American Kheon Hendricks who graduated...has added 25 lbs. to his frame from his freshman year...changed number from 65 to 50 this season.
2008 Season: One of the most pleasant surprises on the offensive side of the ball during the season...made a strong impact in pre-season drills as a true freshman and earned the starting spot at left guard a week before the season opener...kept starting spot and started every game as each of the five UD offensive linemen started all 12 games...became the first true freshman offensive lineman to start the opener for Delaware since 1951 and the first to start every game in his first year...was one of only three true freshmen to see action for the Hens during the season but the only one to start a game....was first commitment of the 2008 recruiting class.
Personal: Robert George “Rob” McDowell...born Jan. 24, 1990...son of Robert and Margaret McDowell...honor student as a civil engineering major at Delaware...sister, Katie, is a graduate of Temple and attends nursing graduate school...both parents have earned their doctorate degrees...father is a professor...enjoys scuba diving in his spare time.
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