Warren C. "Brady" Cowell (December 12, 1899 – April 15, 1989) was an American college football,

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, and

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coach and college

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. Cowell played football, basketball and baseball at

Kansas State Agricultural College Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

, and later served as the basketball and baseball head coach at the

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, and the football and basketball head coach and athletic director at

Stetson University Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I–4 corridor in Central Florida with the primary undergraduate campus in DeLand. The university was founded in 1883 and was later established in 1887 ...

Early years

Cowell was born in

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in 1899 and served in the

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during

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. He attended

, where he

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in football, basketball, and baseball before graduating in 1922. Warren 'Brady' Cowell, former Stetson coach, AD
" ''The Daytona Beach News-Journal'', p. 4B (April 18, 1989). Retrieved April 21, 2011.

Coaching career

After graduating from Kansas State, Cowell coached for two years at

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. 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

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team, and later as an assistant coach for the Gators varsity from 1928 to 1932.''2010 Florida Gators Football Media Guide''
Gator History
, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 193 (2010). Retrieved March 30, 2011. 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.''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. He also coached the Florida Gators baseball team from 1927 to 1933, tallying a seven-season record of 61–65–2.
2011 Florida Gators Baseball Media Supplement
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 109 & 112 (2011). Retrieved May 10, 2011. Cowell served as the athletic director and head football coach at

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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 (1938–39, 1941–42, 1945–46), amassing a career

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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.Bill Siebert,
Brady Cowell was good friend of Hatter athletics
" ''The Volusian'', p. 7A (April 22, 1989). Retrieved July 24, 2011. He died on April 15, 1989, at his home in DeLand, Florida.

Head coaching record

Football

Baseball

References

External links

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