Brady Cowell

Brady Cowell
	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)

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 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

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
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

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
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

^ ^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.

External links

Brady Cowell at Find a Grave

[newsjournal4181989-1] "Warren 'Brady' Cowell, former Stetson coach, AD," The Daytona Beach News-Journal, p. 4B (April 18, 1989). Retrieved April 21, 2011.

[ufmediaguide-2] 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.

[ufbasketballguide-3] 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.

[ufbaseballsupplement-4] 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.

[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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