Richard Bell (American football coach)

Richard Bell
Bell, c. 1958
Biographical details
Born(1937-09-02)September 2, 1937
Camden, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 13, 2025(2025-12-13) (aged 88)
Woodstock, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1956–1959Arkansas
PositionsEnd, guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1961Walnut Ridge HS (AR)
1962–1963VMI (assistant)
1964–1967Georgia Tech (LB)
1968–1969West Virginia (DC)
1970–1974Texas Tech (DC)
1975–1981South Carolina (DC)
1982South Carolina
1983–1987Duke (DC)
1988East Carolina (DC)
1989–1993Georgia (DC/S)
1994Navy (DC/LB)
1995–2006Air Force (DC)
2010–2017Prince Avenue Christian (GA) (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall4–7 (college)

Richard Murry Bell (September 2, 1937 – December 13, 2025) was an American college football coach and end. He served as head football coach at the University of South Carolina for a single season in 1982. While playing at the University of Arkansas, Bell played for head coaches Jack Mitchell in his last two seasons as head coach, and Frank Broyles in his first two seasons. He went on to coach for various high schools and colleges and work for several Hall of Fame coaches.