American football player and sports coach (1887–1940)
William Harold "Butch " Cowell (July 21, 1887 – August 28, 1940) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball , and baseball . He is best known for his tenure as head coach of the New Hampshire Wildcats football team from 1915 to 1936.
Biography
Cowell was born on July 21, 1887, in Lynn, Massachusetts . His family moved to Clyde, Kansas , where he played high school football .[ 2] college football at Kansas ,[ 3] Illinois ,[ 4] Pittsburgh .[ 5]
Cowell served as the head coach of the University of New Hampshire 's football team from 1915 to 1936,[ b] varsity team was fielded. As a football coach, Cowell led his varsity teams to an overall record of 87 wins, 68 losses, and 23 ties, for a .553 winning percentage . In addition to coaching football, Cowell was also the head basketball coach, head baseball coach, and athletic director at New Hampshire. He was a founder of the American Football Coaches Association and served a term as the organization's president .[ 6]
New Hampshire's Wildcat Stadium was named Cowell Stadium in his honor from 1952 until 2016. He was a member of the inaugural class of the Wildcat athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[ 7] Maine Black Bears , the Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket .
During World War I , he served as a second lieutenant in the Yankee Division (26th Infantry Division ).[ 2] Dover, New Hampshire , at the age of 53 after a two-year illness.[ 6] [ 8] Randolph, Maine .[ 9] Roland Cowell , was also a coach and administrator in college athletics.[ 2] [ 10] [ 11]
Head coaching record
Note that New Hampshire did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;[ 12]
† New Hampshire had an eight-game schedule planned for the 1918 season,[ 19] World War I .[ 20] [ 21]
Notes
^ Cowell was New Hampshire's football head coach for 21 seasons in 22 years, as the school did not field a varsity team in 1918 due to World War I.
^ Before 1923, the school was named New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts .
^ New Hampshire's varsity record in 1931 was 7–2.[ 13] [ 14] Saint Anselm ;[ 15] [ 16]
^ New Hampshire's varsity record in 1932 was 3–4–1.[ 13] [ 17] [ 15] [ 18]
References
^ a b c Who's Who in American Sports . Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via Wayback Machine .^ a b c "Well Known UNH Coach Dies at 52" . The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire . August 29, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.^ "Haskell Indians are in Demand" . The Wichita Beacon Wichita, Kansas . December 26, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.^ "K. U. Star at Illinois" . The University Daily Kansan Lawrence, Kansas . March 1, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.^ "Sporting Notes Of Local Interest" . The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire . November 14, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via newspapers.com.^ a b "William H. Cowell, Athletic Director" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle AP . August 29, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.^ "Hall of Fame" . unhwildcats.com . Retrieved November 23, 2019 .^ "William H. Cowell; Athletic Director at University of New Hampshire 23 Years" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved February 23, 2011 .^ "Application for Headstone or Marker" fold3.com . Retrieved February 19, 2020 .^ "News from the World of Sports" . The Daily Gazette . Lawrence, Kansas . November 4, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.^ "R. A. Cowell Visits His Brother in New York" . The Des Moines Register . Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.^ "Wild E. and Gnarlz" . unhwildcats.com . Retrieved February 14, 2020 .^ a b "Wildcat Football Media Guide" . University of New Hampshire. 2019. pp. 54– 55. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via issuu.com.^ The Granite Durham, New Hampshire : University of New Hampshire . 1933. pp. 191– 193. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.^ a b "New Hampshire Game by Game Results" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Wayback Machine .^ "Murphy's 80-yard Run Gives St Anselm's Tie" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.^ The Granite Durham, New Hampshire : University of New Hampshire . 1934. pp. 185– 195. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.^ "St Anselm's Prep Wins From New Hampshire '36" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.^ "Announce Football Schedule for 1918" . The New Hampshire the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.^ "Contests on Gridiron On Card for Today" . North Adams Transcript . Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via newspapers.com.^ "William H. "Butch" Cowell Records by Year" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on May 16, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via Wayback Machine .
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# denotes interim athletic director
# denotes interim head coach
