Brady Cowell

Brady Cowell

Head-and-shoulders photo of Brady Cowell

Cowell from 1931 Seminole yearbook
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born December 5, 1899
Clay Center, Kansas
Died April 15, 1989 (aged 89)
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.[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 Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Stetson Hatters (SIAA) (1935–1940)
1935 Stetson 7–2
1936 Stetson 2–5–1
1937 Stetson 5–4
1938 Stetson 6–2–1
1939 Stetson 3–5–2
1940 Stetson 2–5–1
Stetson Hatters () (1946–1948)
1946 Stetson 3–4–1
1947 Stetson 2–6–1
1948 Stetson 2–7
Stetson: 32–40–7
Total: 32–40–7

Baseball

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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, 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, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 113, 123–124 (2010). Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ 2011 Florida Gators Baseball Media Supplement, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 109 & 112 (2011). Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ A History of Stetson Football, 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.