Emory Bellard

American football head coach

1927 – 2011

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Who was Emory Bellard?

Emory Dilworth Bellard 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 Lou Gehrig's disease since the fall of 2010.

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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Born
Dec 27, 1927
Luling
Profession
Education
  • Texas State University–San Marcos
  • University of Texas at Austin
Lived in
  • Luling
Died
Feb 10, 2011
Georgetown

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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