 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 basketball player for the Akron Firestone Non-Skids in the United States' National Basketball League during the 1937–38 season.[1] After an 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 Pepperdine University's head coach for the men's basketball and football teams. As the basketball coach, he compiled an overall record of 263 wins and 263 losses between 1948–49 and 1967–68.[2][3] Pepperdine won the California Collegiate Athletic Association titles for four consecutive seasons, from 1950 to 1953.[2] His 1961–62 squad won the West Coast Conference and advanced the 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]
- ^ "Duck Dowell NBL stats". 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.