Duck Dowell

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]

Duck Dowell
Dowell from the 1963 “Promenade”
Biographical details
Born(1912-08-14)August 14, 1912
Gilman City, Missouri
DiedNovember 27, 2003(2003-11-27) (aged 91)
Yucca Valley, California
Playing career
Football
1929–1931NW Missouri State
Basketball
1928–1932NW Missouri State
1936–1937Denver Piggly Wigglies
1937–1938Akron Firestone Non-Skids
Position(s)Forward / center (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1952Pepperdine
Basketball
1945–1947High school
1947–1948Modesto JC
1948–1968Pepperdine
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1955–1968Pepperdine
Head coaching record
Overall7–11–1 (college football)
263–263 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 conference (1950–1953, 1962)
Awards
WCAC Coach of the Year (1962)

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]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Pepperdine Waves (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1951–1952)
1951 Pepperdine 5–4–12–1–1T–2nd
1952 Pepperdine 2–70–45th
Pepperdine: 7–11–12–5–1
Total:7–11–1

References
  1. "Robert Dowell NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. White, Lonnie (December 3, 2003). "Robert 'Duck' Dowell, 91; Basketball Coach Led Pepperdine Waves to Four State Titles". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. "Duck Dowell coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. "1961–62 Pepperdine Waves season". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  5. "The History of Pepperdine Football". pepperdinesports.com. Pepperdine University. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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