About Bill Cowden
Lived 1920 – 2007 (aged 87). Bill Cowden was an American basketball player.
William Cowden (September 6, 1920 – October 17, 2007) was an American basketball player.
A guard from Lowell High School in San Francisco, California, Cowden played collegiately for Stanford University with his Lowell teammate, Don Burness. In 1942, Cowden was team captain and led Stanford to the 1942 NCAA Championship, in which he played all 40 minutes and scored 5 points. He earned first-team All-PCC honors.
After his basketball career, Cowden worked for Pan Am and served as director of their Southeast Asia office. He and his wife Beverly had three sons. He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. He died in San Francisco in 2007.
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Who was Bill Cowden?
American basketball player (1920-2007)
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Bill Cowden was born on 6 September 1920 in San Francisco.
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Bill Cowden died on 17 October 2007.
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Bill Cowden was a basketball player.
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Bill Cowden was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Cowden. https://biography.guide/bill-cowden/
MLA: "Bill Cowden." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bill-cowden/.
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