(1910-11-30)November 30, 1910, U.S. Brooks, Iowa, U.S.
Died
October 30, 2000(2000-10-30) (aged 89) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
1932–1933
Pittsburgh
Position(s)
Running back, punter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1934–1935
Pittsburgh (backfield)
1936–1937
Harvard (assistant)
1938–1941
Penn (assistant)
1942 (spring)
Wisconsin (backfield)
1942–1947
Yale
1948–1952
Washington
Head coaching record
Overall
58–40–4
Howard Odell
King County Commissioner
In office August 1, 1957 – February 1, 1962
Preceded by
James A. Gibbs
Succeeded by
Robert MacDonald Ford
Personal details
Political party
Democratic
Howard Odell (November 30, 1910 – October 30, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Yale University from 1943 to 1947,[1] and at the University of Washington from 1948 to 1952, compiling a career record of 58–40–4 (.588). Born to Harry H. Odell, Howie Odell was one of six children.[2][3][4]
Odell missed his first season with Washington in 1948 with a kidney ailment. He was fired by the athletic director after his fifth season with the Huskies in December 1952, after a 7–3 season and a third-place finish in the Pacific Coast Conference.[5][6][7] Odell was officially let go by the university's board of regents a month later.[8]
Odell opened a used car lot and was a television sportscaster, and ran for the Seattle City Council in 1954.[9] He was elected to the King County Commission in 1957 and served until 1962. He then retired and moved to southern California, and spent his later years teaching ballroom dancing, working on hydroplanes, and playing golf.[10]
^Hewins, Jack (January 17, 1948). "Quiet Howie Odell new Husky coach". Ellensburg Daily Record. Associated Press. p. 6.
^"Harry Odell, 63, Dies; Farther Of Two Coaches". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 5, 1949.
^Cohane, Tim (1951). "The Yale Football Story".
^"ODELL TO BECOME FOOTBALL COACH AT YALE". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 8, 1942.
^"Howie Odell says he's through at Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. December 16, 1952. p. 19.
^"Odell announces he'll get boot at Washington". The Bulletin. Bend, OR. United Press. December 17, 1952. p. 7.
^"Husky leader backs Cassill; Howie Odell out". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. December 21, 1952. p. 2C.
^"Howie Odell final fired as Washington grid coach". Toledo Blade. United Press. January 25, 1953. p. 39.
^"Howie Odell files for Seattle City Council". Ellensburg Daily Record. Associated Press. December 24, 1953. p. 1.
^"Howie Odell, 1910-2000". Columns. March 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
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