Brady Cowell
| Brady Cowell | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 5, 1899 |
| Place of birth | Clay Center, Kansas |
| Died | April 15, 1989 aoremovetag(aged 89) |
| Place of death | Deland, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| Football 1919–1921 Basketball 1920–1922 Baseball 1920–1922 | Kansas State Agricultural Kansas State Agricultural Kansas State Agricultural |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1924–1927 1928–1932 1935–1948 Basketball 1925–1933 1938–1939 1941–1942 1945–1946 Baseball 1927–1933 | Florida (freshmen) Florida (assistant) Stetson Florida Stetson Stetson Stetson Florida |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1935–1968 | Stetson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–40–7 (football) 83–96 (basketball) 61–65–2 (baseball) |
Warren C. "Brady" Cowell (December 12, 1899 – April 15, 1989) was an American college football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletic director. Cowell played football, basketball and baseball at Kansas State Agricultural College, and later served as the basketball and baseball head coach at the University of Florida, and the football and basketball head coach and athletic director at Stetson University.
Early years
Cowell was born in Clay Center, Kansas in 1899. He attended Kansas State Agricultural College, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball before graduating in 1922.
Coaching career
After graduating from Kansas State, Cowell coached for two years at Iola High School in Iola, Kansas. In 1924, he moved on to the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he accepted a position as the head coach for the freshman Florida Gators football team, and later as an assistant coach for the Gators varsity from 1928 to 1932. Cowell served as the head coach of the Florida Gators basketball team from 1925 to 1933, compiling an eight-season win-loss record of 83–96. He also coached the Florida Gators baseball team from 1927 to 1933, tallying a seven-season record of 61–65–2.
Cowell served as the athletic director and head football coach at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from 1935 to 1948, leading the Stetson Hatters to a record of 32–40–7; Stetson did not field a team from 1941 to 1945 due to World War II. Cowell was also the head coach of the Stetson Hatters basketball team for three one-season stints (1938–1939, 1941–1942, 1945–1946), amassing a career college basketball record of 83–96.
Life after coaching
Cowell quit coaching after the 1948 football season, but remained Stetson's athletic director until his retirement in 1968. He died on April 15, 1989 at his home in Deland, Florida.
Head coaching record
Football
See also
References
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