He was captain of the 1921 Bucknell football team and is considered one of the great kickers in the school's history.

Ross Kauffman, a noted football authority, to call Bowser "the greatest line 'cracker' in the country."

He however stayed on to finish his degree requirements and assist head coach Pete Reynolds in 1922.

At this time Bowser also played professional football for two teams at three positions: fullback, linebacker and kicker.

On a visit to Canton, Ohio, in 1922, Bowser sought out Ralph Hay, the manager of the Bulldogs.

So after the Yellow Jackets game, he would ride an overnight train for Canton, to play for the Bulldogs on Sundays.

On one Thanksgiving weekend, he reportedly played 60 minutes of football in four consecutive games.

[2] 1922 was the first year that the NFL required everyone to sign a contract, instead of an oral agreement sealed by a handshake.

In 1922 Arda won the 1922 NFL Championship with the Canton Bulldogs, when he was made the team's kicker, after Pete Henry injured his foot.

However, the company told Bowser that he had to give up playing football on the weekends or his job would be terminated.

Bowser was interviewed in 1994 for the special 75 Seasons: The Story of the National Football League, produced for Turner Network Television by NFL Films.

It was decided that a Buccaneers' game would be the easiest for Bowser, now a resident of Winter Park, Florida, to attend.

[3] As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations in 1994, the NFL honored Bowser, then 95, as the league's oldest living ex-NFL player.

[4] It was only later that NFL officials discovered that they had made a mistake – because Ralph Horween (then 99), who had played for the Chicago Cardinals in 1921–23 season, was still alive and living in Virginia.