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American football coach and athletics administrator

For the British activist, see John R. Bell (trade unionist).

John Robert Bell
Biographical details
Born	(1922-06-12)June 12, 1922 Clinchport, Virginia, U.S.
Died	December 25, 2008(2008-12-25) (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. 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. In 1972–73, he also served as head coach of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball team.

Head coaching record


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

"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.

External links

Tennessee State Hall of Fame

v t e Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns athletic directors
Clement J. McNaspy (?–1925) T. R. Mobley (1926–1930) Johnny Cain (1946–1947) Gee Mitchell (1948–1949) Charles Doran (1950–1956) John Robert Bell (1957–1958) Beryl Shipley (1958–1960) A. G. Urban (1960–1972) Toby Warren (1973–1978) Sonny Roy (1978–1982) Mel Didier (1982) Terry Don Phillips (1983–1988) Nelson Stokley (1988–1992) Nelson Schexnayder (1993–2005) David Walker # (2007) Scott Farmer (2011–2016) Jessica Leger # (2016–2017) Bryan Maggard (2017– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns athletic directors

Clement J. McNaspy (?–1925)
T. R. Mobley (1926–1930)
Johnny Cain (1946–1947)
Gee Mitchell (1948–1949)
Charles Doran (1950–1956)
John Robert Bell (1957–1958)
Beryl Shipley (1958–1960)
A. G. Urban (1960–1972)
Toby Warren (1973–1978)
Sonny Roy (1978–1982)
Mel Didier (1982)
Terry Don Phillips (1983–1988)
Nelson Stokley (1988–1992)
Nelson Schexnayder (1993–2005)
David Walker # (2007)
Scott Farmer (2011–2016)
Jessica Leger # (2016–2017)
Bryan Maggard (2017– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns head football coaches
Ashby Woodson (1901–1902) J. Ovey Herpin (1903) Edwin F. Gayle (1904) No team (1905) Herbert McNaspy (1906) Jefferson Caffery (1907) Clement J. McNaspy (1908–1911) H. Lee Prather (1912) Clement J. McNaspy (1913) Richard Battaille Dunbar (1914–1915) T. R. Mobley (1916) Clement J. McNaspy (1917–1918) T. R. Mobley (1919) Herbert O. Tudor (1920) T. R. Mobley (1921–1930) Truman F. Wilbanks (1931–1936) Johnny Cain (1937–1941) Louis Whitman (1942–1945) Johnny Cain (1946) Gee Mitchell (1947–1949) A. L. Swanson (1950) Raymond Didier (1951–1956) John Robert Bell (1957) Red Hoggatt (1958–1960) Russ Faulkinberry (1961–1973) Augie Tammariello (1974–1979) Sam Robertson (1980–1985) Nelson Stokley (1986–1998) Jerry Baldwin (1999–2001) Rickey Bustle (2002–2010) Mark Hudspeth (2011–2017) Billy Napier (2018–2021) Michael Desormeaux (2021– )

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns head football coaches

Ashby Woodson (1901–1902)
J. Ovey Herpin (1903)
Edwin F. Gayle (1904)
No team (1905)
Herbert McNaspy (1906)
Jefferson Caffery (1907)
Clement J. McNaspy (1908–1911)
H. Lee Prather (1912)
Clement J. McNaspy (1913)
Richard Battaille Dunbar (1914–1915)
T. R. Mobley (1916)
Clement J. McNaspy (1917–1918)
T. R. Mobley (1919)
Herbert O. Tudor (1920)
T. R. Mobley (1921–1930)
Truman F. Wilbanks (1931–1936)
Johnny Cain (1937–1941)
Louis Whitman (1942–1945)
Johnny Cain (1946)
Gee Mitchell (1947–1949)
A. L. Swanson (1950)
Raymond Didier (1951–1956)
John Robert Bell (1957)
Red Hoggatt (1958–1960)
Russ Faulkinberry (1961–1973)
Augie Tammariello (1974–1979)
Sam Robertson (1980–1985)
Nelson Stokley (1986–1998)
Jerry Baldwin (1999–2001)
Rickey Bustle (2002–2010)
Mark Hudspeth (2011–2017)
Billy Napier (2018–2021)
Michael Desormeaux (2021– )

v t e East Tennessee State Buccaneers athletic directors
Loyd Roberts (1947–1953) Star Wood (1954–1962) Sidney W. Rice (1962–1966) John Robert Bell (1966–1973) Madison Brooks (1973–1980) Bill McCarthy (1980–1981) Doug Messer (1981–1983) Barry Dowd (1983–1985) Buddy Sasser (1985–1986) Les Robinson (1986–1990) Janice Shelton (1990–1995) Keener Fry (1995–1998) Frank Pergolizzi (1998–2000) Todd Stansbury (2000–2003) Dave Mullins (2003–2013) Dick Sander (2013–2017) Scott Carter (2017– )

East Tennessee State Buccaneers athletic directors

Loyd Roberts (1947–1953)
Star Wood (1954–1962)
Sidney W. Rice (1962–1966)
John Robert Bell (1966–1973)
Madison Brooks (1973–1980)
Bill McCarthy (1980–1981)
Doug Messer (1981–1983)
Barry Dowd (1983–1985)
Buddy Sasser (1985–1986)
Les Robinson (1986–1990)
Janice Shelton (1990–1995)
Keener Fry (1995–1998)
Frank Pergolizzi (1998–2000)
Todd Stansbury (2000–2003)
Dave Mullins (2003–2013)
Dick Sander (2013–2017)
Scott Carter (2017– )

v t e East Tennessee State Buccaneers head football coaches
William R. Windes (1920–1921) James Karl Luck (1922–1924) John Robinson (1925–1929) Jack S. Batey (1930–1931) Gene McMurray (1932–1941) No team (1942–1945) Gene McMurray (1946) Loyd Roberts (1947–1951) Star Wood (1952–1953) Hal Littleford (1954) Star Wood (1955–1965) John Robert Bell (1966–1972) Roy Frazier (1973–1977) Jack Carlisle (1978–1982) Buddy Sasser (1983–1984) Mike Ayers (1985–1987) Don Riley (1988–1991) Mike Cavan (1992–1996) Paul Hamilton (1997–2003) No team (2004–2014) Carl Torbush (2015–2017) Randy Sanders (2018–2021) George Quarles (2022–2023) Tre Lamb (2024) Will Healy (2025– )

East Tennessee State Buccaneers head football coaches

William R. Windes (1920–1921)
James Karl Luck (1922–1924)
John Robinson (1925–1929)
Jack S. Batey (1930–1931)
Gene McMurray (1932–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Gene McMurray (1946)
Loyd Roberts (1947–1951)
Star Wood (1952–1953)
Hal Littleford (1954)
Star Wood (1955–1965)
John Robert Bell (1966–1972)
Roy Frazier (1973–1977)
Jack Carlisle (1978–1982)
Buddy Sasser (1983–1984)
Mike Ayers (1985–1987)
Don Riley (1988–1991)
Mike Cavan (1992–1996)
Paul Hamilton (1997–2003)
No team (2004–2014)
Carl Torbush (2015–2017)
Randy Sanders (2018–2021)
George Quarles (2022–2023)
Tre Lamb (2024)
Will Healy (2025– )

v t e East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball head coaches
Janice Shelton (1968–1972) John Robert Bell (1972–1973) Janice Shelton (1973–1975) Becky Erwin (1975–1976) Nancy Boller (1976–1978) Susan Yow (1978–1986) Debbie Richardson (1986–1994) Karen Kemp (1994–2013) Brittney Ezell (2013–2021) Simon Harris (2021–2022) Brenda Mock Brown (2022– )

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