Bill Cowden

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William "Bill" Cowden (September 6, 1920–October 17, 2007) was an American basketball player.

A 6'3" guard from San Francisco, California, Cowden played collegiately for Stanford University.[1] In 1942, Cowden was team captain and led Stanford to the 1942 NCAA Championship, in which he played all 40 minutes and scored 5 points.[2][3]

After his basketball career, Cowden worked for Pan Am and served as director of their Southeast Asia office. He and his wife Beverly had three sons. He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. Cowden, the last surviving member of Stanford's only NCAA championship basketball team, died in San Francisco in 2007.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC, p. 135. ISBN 1571671161. Retrieved on 2008-01-18. 
  2. ^ 1942 NCAA Tournament Championship Game. NCAA. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
  3. ^ a b Obituaries. Stanford Magazine. Stanford Alumni Association (January/February 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
v • d • e
Stanford Indians Basketball 1941-1942 NCAA Champions
Don Burness | Bill Cowden | Howie Dallmar | Jack Dana | Bill Hooper | John Eikelman | Fred Linari | Leo McCaffrey | Fred Oliver | Jim Pollard | Ed Voss
Coach Everett Dean
This biographical article relating to a U.S. basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.