Brady Cowell

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.

Brady Cowell
Cowell from 1931 Seminole yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1899-12-05)December 5, 1899
Clay Center, Kansas
DiedApril 15, 1989(1989-04-15) (aged 89)
DeLand, Florida
Playing career
Football
1919–1921Kansas State Agricultural
Basketball
1920–1922Kansas State Agricultural
Baseball
1920–1922Kansas State Agricultural
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924–1927Florida (freshmen)
1928–1932Florida (assistant)
1935–1948Stetson
Basketball
1925–1933Florida
1938–1939Stetson
1941–1942Stetson
1945–1946Stetson
Baseball
1927–1933Florida
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1935–1968Stetson
Head coaching record
Overall32–40–7 (football)
83–96 (basketball)
61–65–2 (baseball)

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.[1]

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,[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

Cowell 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

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Stetson Hatters (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1940)
1935 Stetson 7–24–1T–9th
1936 Stetson 2–5–10–3–1T–27th
1937 Stetson 5–42–3T–16th
1938 Stetson 6–2–14–2–1T–13th
1939 Stetson 3–5–22–4–224th
1940 Stetson 2–5–12–5–124th
Stetson Hatters (Independent) (1946–1947)
1946 Stetson 3–4–1
1947 Stetson 2–6–1
Stetson Hatters (Dixie Conference) (1948)
1948 Stetson 2–71–34th
Stetson: 32–40–715–21–5
Total:32–40–7

Baseball
Statistics overview
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

See also

References
  1. "Warren 'Brady' Cowell, former Stetson coach, AD," The Daytona Beach News-Journal, p. 4B (April 18, 1989). Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  2. 2010 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, Gator History Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 193 (2010). Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  3. 2010–11 Florida Gators Men's Basketball Media Guide, Gator History & Records Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 113, 123–124 (2010). Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  4. 2011 Florida Gators Baseball Media Supplement Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 109 & 112 (2011). Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  5. A History of Stetson Football Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida (2011). Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  6. Bill Siebert, "Brady Cowell was good friend of Hatter athletics," The Volusian, p. 7A (April 22, 1989). Retrieved July 24, 2011.
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