Career
After attending Bradley University and playing on the basketball team from 1947-1950, he returned as an assistant coach in 1956 and became Bradley"s ninth head coach in 1965. He was fired as head coach in 1978. His basketball resume also features two seasons coaching high school boys and two years coaching the Bradley University women.
In 1985 Stowell joined Dave Snell as a WMBD (Department of Administration and Management) broadcaster for Bradley basketball games, and worked in that position until 2010.