| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1889 Winterset, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1949 (aged 60) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Drake (BS) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Fort Madison HS (IA) |
| 1914 | Burlington HS (IA) |
| 1915–1918 | North HS (IA) |
| 1919 | Drake (assistant) |
| 1920–1923 | Des Moines |
| 1924–1929 | Lombard |
| 1930–1931 | Butler |
| 1932–1934 | Corpus Christi HS (IL) |
| 1935–1938 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1924 | Des Moines |
| 1932–1935 | Corpus Christi HS (IL) |
| 1935–1939 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Track | |
| c. 1934 | Corpus Christi HS (IL) |
| 1935–? | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1924–1930 | Lombard |
| 1930 | Butler |
| ?–1935 | Corpus Christi HS (IL) |
| 1935–1939 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 72–57–7 (college football) 51–31 (college basketball, Illinois Wesleyan only) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 IIAC (1924, 1929, 1936) | |
Harry M. Bell (1889 – February 17, 1949) was an American football, basketball, and track coach. He served in the head football coach at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa from 1920 to 1923, Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1924 to 1929, Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1930 to 1931, and at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois from 1935 to 1938.[1][2][3][4] Bell was also the head basketball coach at Illinois Wesleyan from 1935 to 1939, tallying a mark of 51–31.[5]
In November 1932, Bell became the head football coach at Corpus Christi High School in Galesburg.[6] He also taught English and served as the athletic director at Corpus Christi High School before he was hired by Illinois Wesleyan in 1935.[7]
Bell was born in Winterset, Iowa. He died on February 17, 1949, at the age of 60, at a hospital in Long Beach, California.[8]
- ^ Taylor, Sec (December 28, 1919). "Harry Bell Will Succeed Elfrink as Tiger Mentor". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 15. Retrieved April 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Coach Harry M. Bell". Dubuque Times Journal. October 23, 1925. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Butler Bulldogs football. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "IWU Catalog". University of Illinois. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Records". Illinois Wesleyan University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Bell Accepts Position at Corpus Christi High". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 8, 1932. p. 31. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Harry Bell Is Named Coach At Wesleyan". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb, Illinois. March 30, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Harry Bell Dies On Coast After Illness". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. February 18, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
