Inducted 1951
Date of Birth
7/12/1863
Birthplace
Hobart, NY
School
Princeton University (1885-1889)
Bio
Caspar Whitney picked the first All-America team in 1889. The Princeton Tigers dominated that team, placing three backs and tackle Hector Cowan on Whitney's first unit. Yale's legendary Pudge Heffelfinger, who played against Cowan on several occasions, remembered, "He had the strongest shoulders and arms I've ever been up against and his stubby legs drove like pistons when he carried the ball. Hector could carry a couple of tacklers on his back, yet he was plenty fast in the open." Pudge should have known him well, for Cowan and his crewmates handed Heffelfinger his first loss when they stopped the Elis, 10-0, in 1889. Cowan was captain of the Orange and Black that season, leading his team to a perfect ten-game mark. During Cowan's five varsity seasons at Princeton, the Tigers compiled a 44-3-1 record.
Stats
Height 5'11
Weight 189
Career Highlights
- 1889 Consensus All-America
Class of 1951
Halfback
Sammy Baugh
Guard
John Brown
Quarterback
Dutch Clark
Tackle
Hector Cowan
Fullback
Ted Coy
Quarterback
Charlie Daly
Quarterback
Walter Eckersall
Quarterback
Benny Friedman
Halfback
George Gipp
Halfback
Red Grange
Guard
Truxton Hare
Halfback
Chic Harley
Fullback
Homer Hazel
Guard
Pudge Heffelfinger
Tackle
Wilbur Henry
End
Frank Hinkey
Halfback
Bill Hollenback
End
Don Hutson
Tackle
Bruiser Kinard
Halfback
Nile Kinnick
Fullback
Elmer Layden
Fullback
Eddie Mahan
Quarterback
Bo McMillin
End
Harold Muller
Tackle
Bronko Nagurski
Fullback
Ernie Nevers
Center
Germany Schulz
Tackle
Duke Slater
End
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Halfback
Jim Thorpe
Tackle
Ed Weir
Halfback
George Wilson
Coach
Bill Alexander
Coach
Dana Bible
Coach
Walter Camp
Coach
Gil Dobie
Coach
Michael Donahue
Coach
Ed Hall
Coach
Percy Haughton
Coach
Howard Jones
Coach
Andy Kerr
Coach
Dan McGugin
Coach
Frank O'Neill
Coach
Bennie Owen
Coach
Knute Rockne
Coach
Bill Roper
Coach
Andy Smith
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Coach
Jock Sutherland
Coach
Frank Thomas
Coach
Pop Warner
Coach
Henry Williams
Coach
Fielding Yost
Coach
Bob Zuppke
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