The Citadel Athletics

Lettered all four years in basketball and baseball (eight total) ... Cordell, in 1974, served as captain for both teams while being named to the Outstanding College Athletes of America list and receiving the Sportsmanship Award, as voted by the senior class … finished among the nation’s best free throw shooters, connecting on 90.5 percent in 1972-73 (bested by the national leader who finished at 91.0%) … named to the Southern Conference’s All-Tournament Team in ’74, Cordell was second in team scoring as a junior with a 15.3 average … recorded 44 points in a freshman game against Furman … on the diamond, he batted over .300 for his career as an infielder and was selected to the ’74 All-South team, which includes all conference in the 13 Southern states.