Sam Bell (2006) - Hall of Fame - Oregon State University Athletics

Sam Bell

Induction:
2006

Sam Bell was Oregon State's track and field and cross country coach from 1958-65. His 1961 cross country won the national title, the first NCAA team championship for Oregon State.

His 1963 4x880 relay team set a world record in the California Relays. Bell coached five individual NCAA champs in track and field, guided OSU to a pair of top-10 finishes at the NCAAs, and had three athletes compete in the Olympics.

He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1992 and the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame in 2000. Bell also coached at California and Indiana, and is in the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Bell coached at the 1976 Olympics and with the 1979 USA World Cup Team.