Howard Odell (November 30, 1910 – October 30, 2000) was an American college football player and coach.

[2][3][4] Odell missed his first season with Washington in 1948 with a kidney ailment.

[8] Odell opened a used car lot and was a television sportscaster, and ran for the Seattle City Council in 1954.

He then retired and moved to southern California, and spent his later years teaching ballroom dancing, working on hydroplanes, and playing golf.

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