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John Robert Bell

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John Robert Bell
Biographical details
Born(1922-06-12)June 12, 1922
Clinchport, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 2008(2008-12-25) (aged 86)
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materGeorgia Tech, ETSU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1953–1956Georgia Tech (line)
1957Southwestern Louisiana
1958–1965Georgia Tech (line)
1966–1972East Tennessee State
Women's basketball
1972–1973East Tennessee State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1958Southwestern Louisiana
1966–1973East Tennessee State
Head coaching record
Overall35–39–6
Bowls1–0
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

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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

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  1. ^ "John Robert Bell". tshf.net. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Local Community, ETSU Family Remember John Robert Bell". etsubucs.com. September 19, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "ETSUWomensHoopsRecordBook2024Update (PDF)" (PDF). East Tennessee State University. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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