William Cowden (September 6, 1920 – October 17, 2007) was an American basketball player.
A 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) guard from Lowell High School in San Francisco, California, Cowden played collegiately for Stanford University with his Lowell teammate, Don Burness.
[1][2] 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.
After his basketball career, Cowden worked for Pan Am and served as director of their Southeast Asia office.
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