Gene Shell

Gene Shell
Biographical details
Born(1930-04-16)April 16, 1930
DiedOctober 8, 2020(2020-10-08) (aged 90)
Alma materTulsa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1965–1969Tulsa (RG)
Basketball
1965–1975Tulsa (assistant)
Baseball
1957–1959Claremore (OK) HS
1961–1962Webster (OK) HS
1963–1965Edison (OK) HS
1966–1980Tulsa
1985–1987Southwestern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall555–245
TournamentsNCAA: 14–14
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Eugene Franklin Shell (April 16, 1930 – October 8, 2020) was an American baseball, basketball, and football coach. He played college baseball and college basketball at Northeastern State and Southwestern Oklahoma State. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 1966 to 1980, leading the Golden Hurricane to a second-place finish in the 1969 College World Series.[1] He also was the head baseball coach of the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1985–1987).

  1. ^ Larry Lewis (October 27, 2019). "TU honors Coach Gene Shell and 1969 Tulsa Baseball team". www.tulsa.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved May 15, 2020.