Ward H. Bell
American football, basketball, and track coach
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1896-07-20)July 20, 1896 Kiowa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 1976(1976-07-00) (aged 79–80) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1925 | Spearfish |
| 1926–1931 | Huron |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1926 | Spearfish |
| Track | |
| 1932 | Huron |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–40–8 (football) 16–2 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 SDIC (1928) | |
Ward Horton Bell (July 20, 1896 – July, 1976) was an American football, basketball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Black Hills State University–then known as Spearfish Normal College–from 1924 to 1925.[1] He also served as Spearfish's men's basketball coach from 1924 to 1926.[2]
Ward moveded to Huron, South Dakota, where he served as the head football coach and track coach at Huron College.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Spearfish Yellow Jackets (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Spearfish | 1–6 | 0–4 | T–9th | |||||
| 1925 | Spearfish | 2–6–1 | 0–4–1 | 10th | |||||
| Spearfish: | 3–12–1 | 0–8–1 | |||||||
| Huron Scalpers (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1926–1931) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Huron | 2–5 | 2–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1927 | Huron | 3–5 | 2–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1928 | Huron | 4–1–2 | 2–0–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1929 | Huron | 0–8–1 | 0–4 | T–9th | |||||
| 1930 | Huron | 1–7 | 1–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1931 | Huron | 1–2–4 | 1–1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Huron: | 11–28–7 | 8–17–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–40–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Black Hills State Yellow Jackets football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Black Hills State Yellow Jackets men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Huron is Host to Beadle County loop tomorrow". Huron Evening Huronite. May 6, 1932. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
External links
- Ward H. Bell at Find a Grave
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Black Hills State Yellow Jackets head football coaches
- Peter F. McCormick (1899–1904)
- John R. Bender (1905)
- Lyle W. Hare (1906)
- J. Beach Cragun (1907)
- Guy McClung (1908)
- Oscar T. Swanson (1909)
- William Thomas Moore (1910)
- Lyle W. Hare (1911–1917)
- William Naden (1919)
- James C. Loman (1920)
- Everett Niday (1921–1923)
- Ward H. Bell (1924–1925)
- Dan Root (1926–1927)
- Paul G. Rose (1928–1935)
- Ted Birkeland (1936–1942)
- Ollie Olson (1946–1947)
- Don Young (1948–1950)
- Cliff Papik (1951–1952)
- Don Young (1953–1958)
- Dale Hardy (1959–1966)
- Don Young (1967)
- Gene Schlekeway (1968–1982)
- Carl Iverson (1983–1984)
- Lynn Schuett (1985)
- Al Weisbecker (1986–1989)
- Ed Neibauer (1990–1995)
- Russ Martin (1996–1999)
- Bob Majeski (2000–2002)
- John Scott (2003–2008)
- Jay Long (2009–2011)
- John Reiners (2012–2019)
- Josh Breske (2020– )
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