Joe Stowell Explained

Joe Stowell
Birth Date:24 December 1926
Player Years1:1947–1950
Player Team1:Bradley
Coach Years1:1956–1965
Coach Team1:Bradley (assistant)
Coach Years2:1965–1978
Coach Team2:Bradley
Overall Record:197–147
Awards:MVC Coach of the Year (1974)

Joseph R. Stowell (born December 24, 1926)[1] is an American former college basketball coach and broadcaster. After attending Bradley University and playing on the basketball team from 1947–50, he returned as an assistant coach in 1956 and became Bradley's ninth head coach in 1965.[2] During his thirteen seasons as Bradley's head coach he won 197 games. He was fired as head coach in 1978.[3] His basketball resume also features two seasons coaching high school boys and two years coaching the Bradley University women.[4] In 1985 Stowell joined Dave Snell as a WMBD (AM) broadcaster for Bradley basketball games,[4] and worked in that position until 2010.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reynolds: Birthday wishes for Bradley icon Joe Stowell . Dave. Reynolds. Journal Star. December 9, 2016. January 10, 2019.
  2. http://centralillinoisproud.com/content/fulltext/?cid=2672
  3. News: Double hit stings old coach, but ... . Kirk . Wessler . 2010-09-26 . . . . 2011-04-19 .
  4. News: From the court to the air: How Coach "Stowell" the show . Justin . Phelps . Fall 2005 . 11 . 4 . Hilltopics . . . 2011-04-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614015422/http://www.bradley.edu/hilltopics/05fall/sports/index.shtml . 2011-06-14 .