Osborne Cowles information

Ozzie Cowles
Biographical details
Born	August 25, 1899; Browns Valley, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 29, 1997 (aged 98); Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1918–1922	Carleton
Position(s)	Halfback (football); Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1922–1923	Rochester HS
1923–1924	Iowa State Teachers (assistant)
1924–1930	Carleton
1932–1936	River Falls State
1936–1943	Dartmouth
1944–1946	Dartmouth
1946–1948	Michigan
1948–1959	Minnesota
Football
1923	Iowa State Teachers (assistant)
c. 1925	Carleton (freshmen)
1933–1935	River Falls State
Baseball
1924	Iowa State Teachers
1925–?	Carleton
1933–1936	River Falls State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1932–1936	River Falls State
Head coaching record
Overall	13–6–2 (college football); 421–208 (college basketball); 6–0 (college baseball, Iowa State Teachers only)
Tournaments	Basketball; 5–4 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Basketball; 3 MCAC (1928–1930); WIAC (1936); 6 EIBL (1938–1943); Big Ten (1948)

Osborne Bryan "Ozzie" Cowles (August 25, 1899 – August 29, 1997) was an American basketball player and coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at Carleton College (1924–1930), River Falls State Teachers College (now University of Wisconsin–River Falls) (1932–1936), Dartmouth College (1936–1946), University of Michigan (1946–1948), and University of Minnesota (1948–1959). He was also the head baseball coach and assistant basketball and football coach at Iowa State Teachers College, now the University of Northern Iowa during 1923–24. In 30 seasons as a collegiate head basketball coach, Cowles compiled a record of 416–189 (.688). His teams competed in the NCAA basketball tournament six times.^[1] At the time of his retirement in 1959, Cowles ranked among the top 15 college basketball coaches of all time by number of games won. He has been inducted into the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame, the Dartmouth "Wearers of the Green," the University of Minnesota "M" Club Hall of Fame, the Carleton College Hall of Fame, and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Biographical details

Born	(1899-08-25)August 25, 1899 Browns Valley, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	August 29, 1997(1997-08-29) (aged 98) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1918–1922	Carleton

Position(s)	Halfback (football) Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1922–1923	Rochester HS
1923–1924	Iowa State Teachers (assistant)
1924–1930	Carleton
1932–1936	River Falls State
1936–1943	Dartmouth
1944–1946	Dartmouth
1946–1948	Michigan
1948–1959	Minnesota
Football
1923	Iowa State Teachers (assistant)
c. 1925	Carleton (freshmen)
1933–1935	River Falls State
Baseball
1924	Iowa State Teachers
1925–?	Carleton
1933–1936	River Falls State

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1932–1936	River Falls State

Head coaching record
Overall	13–6–2 (college football) 421–208 (college basketball) 6–0 (college baseball, Iowa State Teachers only)
Tournaments	Basketball 5–4 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball 3 MCAC (1928–1930) WIAC (1936) 6 EIBL (1938–1943) Big Ten (1948)