Bernie Flowers was a star receiver with Purdue for three years from 1950-52, winning an All-American selection in his senior year in 1952. Flowers was drafted by the Baltimore Colts of the NFL, but instead joined the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1953 and scored 9 touchdowns in 14 games to finish seventh in scoring in the East / Big Four with 45 points (touchdowns were worth only 5 points then). Flowers was selected as an Big Four All-Star in 1953. Following the 1983 season, Flowers abruptyl y jumped back to Baltimore, but he had to wait two years to get his chance in the NFL. Flowers spent 1954 and 1955 in the U.S. Navy where he kept playing football with The Great Lakes Navel Training Center and was a Navy All-Star. In 1956, Flowers finally joined Baltimore but played only one game before being released. Ottawa resigned Flowers for 1957, but he was released before the season started. Bernie Flowers passed away on April 14, 2011.
Flowers Signs With Ottawa - March 9, 1953
Flowers Named Big Four All-Star - December 4, 1953
Flowers Jumps to Baltimore - December 22, 1953
Flowers Signs With Baltimore - December 23, 1953
Colts Cut Flowers - October 10, 1956
Flowers Back With Ottawa - January 4, 1957
Flowers Cut by Ottawa - August 14, 1957
Obituary for Bernie Flowers - April 15, 2011
| Year | Team | GP | TotTD | Good | ConvG | TotS | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | OTT | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
No individual statistics other than points were kept in 1953
