Arthur Bell Hays
American sports coach (1882–1944)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1882-09-14)September 14, 1882 Gonzales County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1944(1944-10-16) (aged 62) Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Baylor |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1917 | Tarleton JC |
| 1919 | Tarleton JC |
| 1921–1923 | Simmons (TX) |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1924 | Simmons (TX) |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1924 | Simmons (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–12–3 (college football) 38–18 (college basketball) 18–30 (college baseball) |
Arthur Bell Hays (September 14, 1882 – October 16, 1944) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Tarleton State University–then known at Tarleton Junior College–from 1915 to 1917 and again in 1919.[1] He later served as the head football coach (1921–1923)[2] and head men's basketball coach (1921–1924) at Simmons College–later known as Hardin–Simmons University.[3]
Hays was a student at Baylor University, where he played on the football team for one season.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton Junior College Plowboys (Independent) (1915–1919) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Tarleton JC | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | Tarleton JC | 2–3–2 | |||||||
| 1917 | Tarleton JC | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1918 | No team—World War I | ||||||||
| 1919 | Tarleton JC | 6–1 | |||||||
| Tarleton JC: | 16–12–3 | ||||||||
| Simmons Cowboys (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1923) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Simmons | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1922 | Simmons | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1923 | Simmons | 3–5–2 | 2–1–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Simmons: | 14–12–3 | 9–4–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 30–24–6 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Yearbook" (PDF). Hardin–Simmons University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Yearbook". Simmons College. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Coaching History". Hardin–Simmons Cowboys basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ The Baylor Bulletin, Volume 23, Issues 4-6. Baylor University. 1920. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
External links
- Arthur Bell Hays at Find a Grave
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Tarleton State Texans head football coaches
- No coach or record (1904–1914)
- Arthur Bell Hays (1915–1917)
- No team (1918)
- Arthur Bell Hays (1919)
- W. J. Wisdom (1920–1922)
- Davis R. Pena (1923)
- W. J. Wisdom (1924–1928)
- W. A. Hall (1929)
- W. J. Wisdom (1930–1935)
- Choc Sanders (1936–1937)
- James Earl Rudder (1938–1940)
- Tommy J. Fields (1941)
- No team (1942–1943)
- Jimmie Marshall (1944)
- Marshall Hughes (1945)
- Dutch Flory (1946–1948)
- Willie Zapalac (1949–1950)
- Sandy Sanford (1951–1959)
- Johnny Dunn (1960–1966)
- Hobart Lytal (1967–1969)
- Lloyd Taylor (1970–1972)
- Buddy Fornes (1973–1982)
- Bobby Fox (1983–1984)
- Bill Pringle (1985–1987)
- Hal McAfee (1988–1992)
- Ronnie Roemisch (1993–1995)
- Todd Whitten (1996)
- Craig Wederquist (1997–1999)
- Todd Whitten (2000–2004)
- Sam McElroy (2005–2009)
- Cary Fowler (2010–2015)
- Todd Whitten (2016– )
