John Robert Bell
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1922 Clinchport, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 2008 (aged 86) Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgia Tech, ETSU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1953–1956 | Georgia Tech (line) |
| 1957 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1958–1965 | Georgia Tech (line) |
| 1966–1972 | East Tennessee State |
| Women's basketball | |
| 1972–1973 | East Tennessee State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1957–1958 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1966–1973 | East Tennessee State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–39–6 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 OVC (1969) | |
| Awards | |
| OVC Coach of the Year (1969) | |
John Robert Bell (June 12, 1922 – December 25, 2008) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning—now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette–in 1957 and at East Tennessee State University from 1966 to 1972.[2] In 1972–73, he also served as head coach of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | UPI° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1957) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Southwestern Louisiana | 4–5–1 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| Southwestern Louisiana: | 4–5–1 | 1–3–1 | |||||||
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1966–1972) | |||||||||
| 1966 | East Tennessee State | 3–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1967 | East Tennessee State | 3–6–1 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1968 | East Tennessee State | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1969 | East Tennessee State | 10–0–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | W Grantland Rice | 20 | 16 | ||
| 1970 | East Tennessee State | 7–1–2 | 4–1–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1971 | East Tennessee State | 0–9–1 | 0–6–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1972 | East Tennessee State | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| East Tennessee State: | 31–34–5 | 21–24–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–39–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "John Robert Bell". tshf.net. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Local Community, ETSU Family Remember John Robert Bell". etsubucs.com. September 19, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "ETSUWomensHoopsRecordBook2024Update (PDF)" (PDF). East Tennessee State University. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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