Researching Bill Cowden
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 236 people with the Cowden surname? In that year Cowden was ranked number 3343 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
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| Did you know that there are currently 336 people with the Cowden surname in the UK? Cowden is now ranked number 3725 for popularity in the UK. |
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Bill Cowden
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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