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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1882 Gonzales County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1944 (aged 62) Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Baylor |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1919 | John Tarleton |
| 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) |
Hays was a student at Baylor University, where he played on the football team for one season.[4]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tarleton Plowboys (Independent) (1915–1919) | |||||||||
| 1915 | John Tarleton | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | John Tarleton | 2–3–2 | |||||||
| 1917 | John Tarleton | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1918 | No team—World War I | ||||||||
| 1919 | John Tarleton | 6–1 | |||||||
| John Tarleton: | 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
edit- ^ "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.