Glen Wadie "Julie" Bolden
Wetumka High School
Wetumka, Hughes Co., Oklahoma

Julie Bowden (left) and Prather Brown (right) while they played basketball for Southeastern State Savages c 1931-32

The first photo above matches the photo posted "Wetumka H .S. Football team 1926".  They must have taken group and then individual photo's of team players.  I'm sending you the individual photo of one of the team players.

See below a newspaper article w/ photo of Wetumka's Basketball Team but its not real clear. 7 Feb 1929.

Attached is a photo of my grandfather's half brother, Glen Wadie "Julie" Bowden born June 25, 1911 in Wetumka, Hughes Co., Oklahoma.  He was the son of Marcus Berry Bowden and Ida Maud Cullins.  Julie Bowden died 16 Jun 1983 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., CA.

He attended Southeastern State Teachers College from 1929-1933.

Julie Bowden was an All-State football player at Wetumka High School. He was recruited to Southeastern by Runt Ramsey who was Julie's coach in both basketball and football during his four year collegiate career.

He was named to the all-conference football team four straight years-the only player in Southeastern's history to accomplish that. He led the state in scoring in 1931 and was the only unanimous all-conference selection his junior and senior years. He was the captain of the Savage football and basketball teams. He was a second team all-conference selection in basketball.

Bowden was a fullback who played a linebacker position on defense. He was a triple threat back who could do it all. He was a great runner, an outstanding receiver, and an excellent punter.

In addition to his heroics in football and basketball, he was an excellent baseball player. He played for the Harjo Indians who won the national semi-pro tournament in Denver, Colorado. He was chosen as the outstanding player in the national tournament. After graduation, he signed a contract with the Dallas Steers, a farm club of the Chicago White Sox.

Julie Bowden was a great college athlete. Some sports writers called him the "Human Steam Roller". He was inducted as a charter member of the Southeastern Athletic Hall of Fame on January 29, 1977. 

Source:  http://gosavagestorm.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=227 (Southeastern Oklahoma State University)