| Bill Cowden | |
| Position: | Guard |
| Number: | 11 |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | September 6, 1920 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California |
| Death Place: | San Francisco, California |
| Highschool: | Lowell (San Francisco, California) |
| College: | Stanford (1939–1942) |
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William Cowden (September 6, 1920 - October 17, 2007) was an American basketball player.
A 6feet guard from Lowell High School in San Francisco, California, Cowden played collegiately for Stanford University with his Lowell teammate, Don Burness.[1] [2] 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.[3] [4] He earned first-team All-PCC honors.
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. He died in San Francisco in 2007.[4]