| Howie O'Daniels | |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Death Place: | San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1928–1930 |
| Player Team2: | Santa Clara |
| Player Positions: | Tackle |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1931–1932 |
| Coach Team2: | Mission HS (CA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1933–1941 |
| Coach Team3: | Cal Poly |
| Coach Years4: | 1946–1947 |
| Coach Team4: | Cal Poly |
| Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
| Coach Years6: | 1941–1942 |
| Coach Team6: | Cal Poly |
| Coach Sport7: | Baseball |
| Coach Years8: | 1942 |
| Coach Team8: | Cal Poly |
| Coach Years9: | 1956–1957 |
| Coach Team9: | Cal Poly |
| Admin Years1: | 1931–1933 |
| Admin Team1: | Mission HS (CA) |
| Admin Years2: | 1933–1948 |
| Admin Team2: | Cal Poly |
| Overall Record: | 56–33–6 (college football) 5–17 (college basketball) 34–37–1 (college baseball) |
Howard R. O'Daniels (December 19, 1907 – January 23, 1991) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football (1933–1941, 1946–1947), men's basketball (1941–1942), and baseball (1942, 1956–1957) coach at California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.[1]
O'Daniels was born on December 19, 1907, in Seattle. He played college football at Santa Clara University in the late 1920s. O'Daniels died on January 23, 1991, at a hospital in San Luis Obispo, California.[2] [3]