Duck Dowell
 Dowell from the 1963 “Promenade” | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1912 Gilman City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 2003 (aged 91) Yucca Valley, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1931 | NW Missouri State |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1932 | NW Missouri State |
| 1936–1937 | Denver Piggly Wigglies |
| 1937–1938 | Akron Firestone Non-Skids |
| Position(s) | Forward / center (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1951–1952 | Pepperdine |
| Basketball | |
| 1945–1947 | High school |
| 1947–1948 | Modesto JC |
| 1948–1968 | Pepperdine |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1955–1968 | Pepperdine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–11–1 (college football) 263–263 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 conference (1950–1953, 1962) | |
| Awards | |
| WCAC Coach of the Year (1962) | |
Robert Loren "Duck" Dowell (August 14, 1912 – November 27, 2003) was an American professional
All-American collegiate career at Northwest Missouri State, Dowell also competed in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) for the Denver Piggly Wigglies.[2]
Dowell also served as
1962 NCAA Tournament's West Regional semifinal round.[4] Dowell also coached the football team during the 1951 and 1952 seasons, which are described as "rebuilding" years in the school's football archive.[5]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | FGM | Field goals made |
| FTM | Free throws made | FTA | Free throws attempted |
| FT% | Free throw percentage | PTS | Total points
|
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBL
Source[1]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | FGM | FTM | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–38 | Akron F.N.S. | 14 | 15 | 19 | 49 | 3.5 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | FGM | FTM | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–38 | Akron F.N.S. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine Waves (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1951–1952) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Pepperdine | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1952 | Pepperdine | 2–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| Pepperdine: | 7–11–1 | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–11–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c White, Lonnie (December 3, 2003). "Robert 'Duck' Dowell, 91; Basketball Coach Led Pepperdine Waves to Four State Titles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Duck Dowell coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "1961–62 Pepperdine Waves season". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "The History of Pepperdine Football". pepperdinesports.com. Pepperdine University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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