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Lowther was born in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], to Alexander Carswell Lowther and the former Jeanette Pippin. In 1931, he moved with his family to [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He was reared on 13th Street in Alexandria. He and a brother, Buster, and best friend, Ace Higgins, staged mock track meets, which set the stage for his later demonstrations of athletic prowess. He graduated in 1941, while he was still seventeen, from Bolton High School in Alexandria. At LSU, he majored in [[English]] and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.<ref name=funeral/>
Lowther was born in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], to Alexander Carswell Lowther and the former Jeanette Pippin. In 1931, he moved with his family to [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He was reared on 13th Street in Alexandria. He and a brother, Buster, and best friend, Ace Higgins, staged mock track meets, which set the stage for his later demonstrations of athletic prowess. He graduated in 1941, while he was still seventeen, from Bolton High School in Alexandria. At LSU, he majored in [[English]] and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.<ref name=funeral/>
His education at LSU was interrupted by [[World War II]]. In 1943 and 1944, he was a [[United States Army]] Air Forces B-17 bomber pilot with the rank of [[lieutenant]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/sports/2015/03/23/bobby-lowther-lsus-lone-two-sport-american-dies/70348620/|title=Bobby Lowther, LSU's lone two-sport All-American, dies|author=Bob Tompkins (Sports editor)|publisher=''[[Alexandria Town Talk]]''|accessdate=March 24, 2015}}</ref>
His education at LSU was interrupted by [[World War II]]. In 1943 and 1944, he was a [[United States Army]] Air Forces B-17 bomber pilot with the rank of [[lieutenant]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/sports/2015/03/23/bobby-lowther-lsus-lone-two-sport-american-dies/70348620/|title=Bobby Lowther, LSU's lone two-sport All-American, dies|author=Bob Tompkins (Sports editor)|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=March 24, 2015}}</ref>
==Athletic career==
==Athletic career==