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.
.png) Cowell from 1931 Seminole yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 5, 1899 Clay Center, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1989 (aged 89) DeLand, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1921 | Kansas State Agricultural |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1922 | Kansas State Agricultural |
| Baseball | |
| 1920–1922 | Kansas State Agricultural |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1927 | Florida (freshmen) |
| 1928–1932 | Florida (assistant) |
| 1935–1948 | Stetson |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1933 | Florida |
| 1938–1939 | Stetson |
| 1941–1942 | Stetson |
| 1945–1946 | Stetson |
| Baseball | |
| 1927–1933 | Florida |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1935–1968 | Stetson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–40–7 (football) 83–96 (basketball) 61–65–2 (baseball) |
Early years
editCowell was born in Clay Center, Kansas in 1899 and served in the United States Army during World War I. He attended Kansas State Agricultural College, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball before graduating in 1922.[1]
Coaching career
editAfter 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,[1] and later as an assistant coach for the Gators varsity from 1928 to 1932.[2] 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.[3] He also coached the Florida Gators baseball team from 1927 to 1933, tallying a seven-season record of 61–65–2.[4]
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.[5] Cowell was also the head coach of the Stetson Hatters basketball team for three one-season stints (1938–39, 1941–42, 1945–46), amassing a career college basketball record of 83–96.
Life after coaching
editCowell quit coaching after the 1948 football season, but remained Stetson's athletic director until his retirement in 1968.[6] He died on April 15, 1989, at his home in DeLand, Florida.[1]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson Hatters (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1940) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Stetson | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–9th | |||||
| 1936 | Stetson | 2–5–1 | 0–3–1 | T–27th | |||||
| 1937 | Stetson | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–16th | |||||
| 1938 | Stetson | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | T–13th | |||||
| 1939 | Stetson | 3–5–2 | 2–4–2 | 24th | |||||
| 1940 | Stetson | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 24th | |||||
| Stetson Hatters (Independent) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Stetson | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1947 | Stetson | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| Stetson Hatters (Dixie Conference) (1948) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Stetson | 2–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Stetson: | 32–40–7 | 15–21–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 32–40–7 | ||||||||
Baseball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gators (Southern Conference) (1927–1932) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Florida | 8–14 | |||||||
| 1928 | Florida | 6–14–1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Florida | 4–9 | |||||||
| 1930 | Florida | 9–8 | |||||||
| 1931 | Florida | 11–10 | |||||||
| 1932 | Florida | 12–8 | |||||||
| Florida Gators (Southeastern Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Florida | 11–2–1 | |||||||
| Florida: | 61–65–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 61–65–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Warren 'Brady' Cowell, former Stetson coach, AD," The Daytona Beach News-Journal, p. 4B (April 18, 1989). Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ 2010 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, Gator History Archived June 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 193 (2010). Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ 2010–11 Florida Gators Men's Basketball Media Guide, Gator History & Records Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 113, 123–124 (2010). Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ 2011 Florida Gators Baseball Media Supplement Archived September 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 109 & 112 (2011). Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ A History of Stetson Football Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida (2011). Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ Bill Siebert, "Brady Cowell was good friend of Hatter athletics," The Volusian, p. 7A (April 22, 1989). Retrieved July 24, 2011.