Madison A. "Matty" Bell (February 22, 1899 – June 30, 1983) was an American football

American football

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 player, coach of football and basketball

Basketball

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, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach at the Haskell Institute

Haskell Indian Nations University

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 (1920–1921), Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Waukesha, Wisconsin

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 (1922), Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University

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 (1923–1928), Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

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 (1929–1933), and Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University

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 (1935–1941, 1945–1949), compiling a career college football

College football

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 record of 143–87–16. His 1935 SMU Mustangs

SMU Mustangs football

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, which have been recognized as a national champion, went 12–0 in the regular season before losing to Stanford

Stanford Cardinal football

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 in the Rose Bowl

1936 Rose Bowl

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. Bell was also the head basketball coach at Texas Christian for six seasons from 1923 to 1929, tallying a mark of 71–41. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

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 as a coach in 1955. After retiring from coaching following the 1949 season, Bell served as the athletic director

Athletic director

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 at Southern Methodist until 1964. He died in 1983 in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

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Football

External links

• Matty Bell at College Basketball at Sports Reference.com