Gene Shell

Gene Shell
Biographical details
Born	April 16, 1930
Died	October 8, 2020 (aged 90)
Alma mater	Tulsa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1965–1969	Tulsa (RG)
Basketball
1965–1975	Tulsa (assistant)
Baseball
1957–1959	Claremore (OK) HS
1961–1962	Webster (OK) HS
1963–1965	Edison (OK) HS
1966–1980	Tulsa
1985–1987	Southwestern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall	555–245
Tournaments	NCAA: 14–14
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	4× MVC regular season (1971–1974); 6× MVC tournament (1969–1974);

Eugene Franklin Shell (April 16, 1930 – October 8, 2020) was an American baseball, basketball, and football coach. He played college baseball and college basketball at Northeastern State and Southwestern Oklahoma State. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 1966 to 1980, leading the Golden Hurricane to a second-place finish in the 1969 College World Series.^[1] He also was the head baseball coach of the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1985–1987).

Early life

Shell attended Central High School and Webster High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[2]^[3]

Coaching career

Shell was head baseball coach at Edison Preparatory School, Webster High School and Claremore High School, where he won five state championships.^[2] In 1965, Shell was hired to be an assistant football coach for Tulsa. He was asked to be an assistant basketball coach as well before he was offered the position of head baseball coach.^[1]

Shell died on October 8, 2020.^[4]^[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1966–1980)
1966	Tulsa	15–9	4–2	T-1st (West)
1967	Tulsa	19–5	5–3	2nd (West)
1968	Tulsa	24–4	7–0	1st (West)
1969	Tulsa	39–5	7–1	1st (West)	College World Series
1970	Tulsa	28–12	7–1	1st (West)	District V tournament
1971	Tulsa	35–12		1st	College World Series
1972	Tulsa	44–6		1st	District V tournament
1973	Tulsa	43–12		1st	District V tournament
1974	Tulsa	36–13		1st	District V tournament
1975	Tulsa	28–14		2nd	District V tournament
1976	Tulsa	37–16		2nd
1977	Tulsa	38–22		2nd
1978	Tulsa	35–21		2nd
1979	Tulsa	29–25		4th
1980	Tulsa	28–25		5th
Tulsa:		478–177	30–7
Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Independent) (1985–1987)
1985	Southwestern Louisiana	35–23
1986	Southwestern Louisiana	33–26
1987	Southwestern Louisiana	9–19
Southwestern Louisiana:		77–68
Total:		555–245
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ ^a ^b Larry Lewis (October 27, 2019). "TU honors Coach Gene Shell and 1969 Tulsa Baseball team". www.tulsa.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Mike Baldwin (June 7, 1988). "Coming Out Of Its Shell Former Tulsa Coach Says College Baseball Is Popular". www.oklahoman.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ Terell Lester. "Gene Shell a Winner in Long Career". www.gtrnews.com. GTR Media Group. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ Kelly Hines (October 8, 2020). "TU baseball coaching legend Gene Shell dies at 90". www.tulsaworld.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^ "Eugene Franklin Shell obituary". www.dilloncares.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

[hiring-1] Larry Lewis (October 27, 2019). "TU honors Coach Gene Shell and 1969 Tulsa Baseball team". www.tulsa.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[Tulsa-2] Mike Baldwin (June 7, 1988). "Coming Out Of Its Shell Former Tulsa Coach Says College Baseball Is Popular". www.oklahoman.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[3] Terell Lester. "Gene Shell a Winner in Long Career". www.gtrnews.com. GTR Media Group. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[4] Kelly Hines (October 8, 2020). "TU baseball coaching legend Gene Shell dies at 90". www.tulsaworld.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

[5] "Eugene Franklin Shell obituary". www.dilloncares.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

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