Gene Shell
American baseball, basketball, and football coach (1930–2020)
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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).
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 16, 1930 |
| Died | October 8, 2020 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Tulsa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1965–1969 | Tulsa (RG) |
| Basketball | |
| 1965–1975 | Tulsa (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1957–1959 | Claremore (OK) HS |
| 1961–1962 | Webster (OK) HS |
| 1963–1965 | Edison (OK) HS |
| 1966–1980 | Tulsa |
| 1985–1987 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 555–245 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 14–14 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Early life
Shell attended Central High School and Webster High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2][3]
Coaching career
Shell was head baseball coach at Edison Preparatory School, Webster High School and Claremore High School, where he won five state championships.[2] In 1965, Shell was hired to be an assistant football coach for Tulsa. He was asked to be an assistant basketball coach as well before he was offered the position of head baseball coach.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1966–1980) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Tulsa | 15–9 | 4–2 | T-1st (West) | |||||
| 1967 | Tulsa | 19–5 | 5–3 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 1968 | Tulsa | 24–4 | 7–0 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 1969 | Tulsa | 39–5 | 7–1 | 1st (West) | College World Series | ||||
| 1970 | Tulsa | 28–12 | 7–1 | 1st (West) | District V tournament | ||||
| 1971 | Tulsa | 35–12 | 1st | College World Series | |||||
| 1972 | Tulsa | 44–6 | 1st | District V tournament | |||||
| 1973 | Tulsa | 43–12 | 1st | District V tournament | |||||
| 1974 | Tulsa | 36–13 | 1st | District V tournament | |||||
| 1975 | Tulsa | 28–14 | 2nd | District V tournament | |||||
| 1976 | Tulsa | 37–16 | 2nd | ||||||
| 1977 | Tulsa | 38–22 | 2nd | ||||||
| 1978 | Tulsa | 35–21 | 2nd | ||||||
| 1979 | Tulsa | 29–25 | 4th | ||||||
| 1980 | Tulsa | 28–25 | 5th | ||||||
| Tulsa: | 478–177 | 30–7 | |||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Independent) (1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Southwestern Louisiana | 35–23 | |||||||
| 1986 | Southwestern Louisiana | 33–26 | |||||||
| 1987 | Southwestern Louisiana | 9–19 | |||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana: | 77–68 | ||||||||
| Total: | 555–245 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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