 Cowell pictured in Royal purple 1921, Kansas Agricultural yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1897 Clay Center, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | July 15, 1931 (aged 33) Clay Center, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1920 | Kansas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1918–1921 | Kansas State |
| Baseball | |
| 1919–1920 | Kansas State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, halfback (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1922 | Norton HS (KS) |
| 1923–1925 | Ottawa (assistant) |
| 1926–1927 | Sterling |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1925 | Ottawa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–8 (college football) 16–20 (college basketball) |
Everett Russell "Shorty" Cowell (September 24, 1897 – July 15, 1931) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas, from 1926 to 1927, compiling a record of 8–8. Cowell was also the head basketball coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, from 1923 to 1925, tallying a mark of 16–20. He attended Kansas State Agricultural College—now known as Kansas State University—where lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.