[2] Cowley came to Carlton from Brunswick and had a strong debut season, kicking 35 goals to top the VFL's goalkicking.

He played just one more year with Carlton before returning to the VFA where he joined Prahran.

Cowley was also a proficient baseball pitcher who represented Victoria in interstate competition.

[3] Cowley invented the football game called "Austus", a combination of Australian and American football which was played between Australians and visiting American servicemen during World War II.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1892 is a stub.