| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 20, 1896 Kiowa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 1976 (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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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