Sport(s) Football Died July 15, 1931 Name E. Cowell | Overall 8–7 (.533) 1926–1927 Sterling | |
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Born September 24, 1897
Clay Center, Kansas ( 1897-09-24 ) | ||
Alma mater Kansas State University | ||
Everett Russell Cowell (September 24, 1897 – July 15, 1931) was an American football coach in the United States.
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Biography
Everett Cowell was born in Kansas in 1897 to Jasper Cowell, originally of England, and his wife, Effie. He was an alumnus of Kansas Agricultural College, where he graduated from in the field of "animal husbandry" in 1921. During his time at Kansas Agricultural, (later Kansas State University), Cowell played on the school's baseball team in the 1919 and 1920 seasons, the football team from 1917 to 1920 and also the basketball team from at least 1918, to his graduation year of 1921. He had also earned nine total letters in baseball and football. On the football field, Cowell, nicknamed "Shorty", was said to have "a combination of physique, speed and football sense", rendering him a very effective halfback. His brother, Warren (Brady) also played on the team in 1920, as a halfback. Cowell was also an accomplished varsity basketball player, having been named to the All-Missouri Valley varsity team in 1918 and 1919 seasons as a guard. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
Coaching career
Prior to his graduation and during his years as a player, Cowell coached a football team in his hometown of Clay Center. Upon graduation from college, Cowell coached football at Norton High School in Norton, Kansas around 1922. In 1924, Cowell accepted a position at Ottawa University (at Ottawa, Kansas) as an assistant under coach Edwin Elbel, when it was stated that he had "one of the best football teams in the state". He remained at Ottawa until the conclusion of the 1925 football season, when he resigned in protest of a new university policy that would require the coach to teach at the college as well. He was then hired at Sterling to succeed Warren Woody for the 1926 season. Cowell was the head college football coach for the Sterling Warriors located in Sterling, Kansas. He held that position for the 1926 and 1927 seasons. His coaching record at Sterling was 8 wins and 7 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2012 season, this ranks him #13 at Sterling in total wins and #7 at the school in winning percentage (.533).
In 1927, Cowell was elected vice president of the Mid-Continent Athletic Association. He died on July 15, 1931 and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery at Clay Center.