Joseph R. Stowell (born December 24, 1926) is an American former

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coach and broadcaster. After attending

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and playing on the basketball team from 1947–50, he returned as an assistant coach in 1956 and became Bradley's ninth head coach in 1965.http://centralillinoisproud.com/content/fulltext/?cid=2672 During his thirteen seasons as Bradley's head coach he won 197 games. He was fired as head coach in 1978. His basketball resume also features two seasons coaching high school boys and two years coaching the Bradley University women. In 1985 Stowell joined Dave Snell as a

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broadcaster for Bradley basketball games, and worked in that position until 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stowell, Joe 1926 births Living people American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players American radio sports announcers American women's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Illinois Bradley Braves men's basketball coaches Bradley Braves men's basketball players Bradley Braves women's basketball coaches High school basketball coaches in the United States Radio personalities from Illinois Sportspeople from Peoria, Illinois Place of birth missing (living people)