Emory Bellard
Emory Dilworth Bellard (December 17, 1927 – February 10, 2011) was a college football coach. He was head coach at Texas A&M University from 1972 to 1978 and at Mississippi State University from 1979 until 1985. Bellard died on February 10, 2011, after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) since the fall of 2010.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1927 Luling, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 2011 (aged 83) Georgetown, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1947 | Texas |
| 1948–1949 | Southwest Texas State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1954 | Ingleside (TX) HS |
| 1955–1959 | Breckenridge (TX) HS |
| 1960–1966 | San Angelo (TX) Central HS |
| 1967–1971 | Texas (OC) |
| 1972–1978 | Texas A&M |
| 1979–1985 | Mississippi State |
| 1988–1993 | Spring Westfield (TX) HS |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 85–69 (college) 177–59–9 (high school) |
| Bowls | 2–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SWC (1975) 6 Texas state championships (1951, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1966) | |
| Awards | |
| Sporting News College Football COY (1975) | |
Bellard is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He was considered to have had one of the most innovative offensive minds in football and is credited for inventing the wishbone formation.
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