Bradley's 93 year old PATRIARCH JOE STOWELL (who has seen it all) Has to be Smiling

[Go_Braves]

Joe Stowell - Bradley's 93 year old PATRIARCH and who has seen it all - HAS TO BE SMILING.
Joe Stowell who told tales as a young student sneaking into the old Peoria Armory to watch Bradley play.
Joe Stowell - member of the 1947-50 Bradley basketball teams.
Joe Stowell - who witnessed first hand "the last time" Bradley appeared in the NCAA 2 years in a row (1954, 1955).
Joe Stowell - who became a Bradley assistant coach in 1956.
Joe Stowell - who became Bradley's ninth head coach in 1965 and then color commentator with Dave Snell on WMBD radio in 1985.
Joe Stowell - who dedicated his life supporting Bradley Basketball.

I'll bet Joe is just as excited and smiling the next few weeks as all of us.

A quick personal story about Joe Stowell. In 2006 after Bradley's run to the Sweet 16 - I wrote a letter to Joe Stowell telling him how as a freshman in 1971 - I went to my first Bradley game - the first home game of the season - Bradley was playing the previous year Big 10 Champs University of Minnesota. I think Minnesota was ranked. Bradley won that game - and I had my first experience of Bradley magic inside "ear crushing" Robertson Memorial Field House. I told Joe that I have been hooked on Bradley Basketball ever since. Joe wrote back to me. I still have his letter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Stowell

[PhiAlphaBoy]

How is Coach Stowell doing? It sure would be cool if he could travel with the team to the opening game as an honorary coach.

[Go_Braves]

How is Coach Stowell doing? It sure would be cool if he could travel with the team to the opening game as an honorary coach.

What an incredible idea PhiAlphaBoy.

[Bobbie Theus]

I saw my first Bradley game Coach Stowell with that nice team with Cal Criddel 72 may have been year or two before that

my father was a professor , my grandfather is in Bradley hall of fame 3sport letterman part of famous 5 -the field house was special venue , I loved the raised floor ,the scoreboards with player stats , our tickets were center court next to rowdy student section right behind Stats , Bradley bench , good teams great games valley back then StLouis , Memphis Louisville wow what a schedule!Back then freshman not eligible & that freshman team went undefeated great shooter think his name Mike Harrell ,thank you coach always wished back then we could do the impossible ,win NCAA

[Bobbie Theus]

I too was at that game Minnesota had Dave Winfield & Ron Behagen on that team it was unbelievable game I was just little kid my gig the field house rocked the students were so loud & the old folks sat in theater seats across from us

[Bobbie Theus]

Showing lack of memory here but we had great shooter from kalomazoo Michigan ,just a smooth player loved his jump shot , & then coach stowell recruited a great jump shooter jimmy carruthers out of Kansas oh what a shooter

[PhiAlphaBoy]

Showing lack of memory here but we had great shooter from kalomazoo Michigan ,just a smooth player loved his jump shot , & then coach stowell recruited a great jump shooter jimmy carruthers out of Kansas oh what a shooter

Humbles and Carruthers were one of my favorite Bradley guards combos of all time.