399:
426:
133:
557:
567:
562:
419:
552:
547:
412:
196:
542:
285:
100:
273:
537:
435:
137:
370:
Jorgenson, Todd (December 8, 2002). "Former Irving AD lauded for success: Bob
Harrell, who oversaw area's sports growth, dies at 87".
337:
218:
work out, and immediately chose to compete for the halfback position instead. He was a three-time letterman in 1935, 1937 and 1938.
465:
191:. When he was a teenager, his father became too ill to work and left his wife and son and moved in with his own mother in
81:
195:. In spite of his desperate situation, Harrell stayed focused on his promising football career, and when his coach at
265:
207:
67:
355:
281:
404:
532:
527:
258:
164:
372:
269:
296:
292:
277:
110:
333:
188:
160:
449:
192:
168:
398:
506:
353:
Heika, Mike (September 27, 1992). "'62 squad had all of Irving supporting the Tigers".
241:
Just after graduation, Harrell began his coaching career at the
Central Texas town of
521:
242:
214:. On the first day of practice at TCU, Harrell – a high school quarterback – watched
394:
254:
246:
200:
498:
490:
475:
228:
215:
211:
390:
485:
480:
460:
455:
89:
295:. In 1962, Irving went undefeated through the season, only to lose 27–7 to
203:, heard about the boy's predicament, he invited Harrell to stay with him.
250:
176:
330:
Pigskin Pulpit: A Social
History of Texas High School Football Coaches
206:
Bradshaw encouraged
Harrell to try out for a football scholarship at
264:
After the war, Harrell restarted his coaching career, with stops at
172:
408:
299:
in the bi-district game. Harrell ended his career in 1964.
437:
1938 TCU Horned Frogs football—AP national champions
236:
O. W. Follis, who served as
Harrell's assistant at Lamesa.
249:
interrupted his career in 1941. Serving in the rank of a
210:
in 1934, and
Harrell successfully drew the attention of
558:
Players of
American football from Fort Worth, Texas
125:
120:
106:
96:
87:
77:
63:
58:
46:
31:
26:
323:
321:
319:
317:
315:
225:
159:(September 25, 1915 – December 2, 2002) was an
332:. Austin: Texas State Historical Association.
16:American football player and coach (1915–2002)
420:
8:
568:United States Army non-commissioned officers
563:United States Army personnel of World War II
21:
427:
413:
405:
397:
20:
553:Tulsa Golden Hurricane football coaches
311:
261:, where he was in charge of sixty men.
548:High school football coaches in Texas
7:
284:. In 1953, he became head coach at
14:
543:TCU Horned Frogs football players
291:In 1961, Harrell took over at
1:
538:American football halfbacks
253:, Harrell was stationed on
584:
288:, before leaving in 1959.
208:Texas Christian University
121:Accomplishments and honors
101:San Angelo Central HS (TX)
444:
163:coach. He coached at the
150:
146:
130:
116:
73:
356:Fort Worth Star-Telegram
197:Polytechnic High School
239:
282:Corpus Christi Miller
328:Cashion, Ty (1998).
259:Mineral Wells, Texas
227:He was tougher than
27:Biographical details
505:Assistant coaches:
373:Dallas Morning News
187:Harrell grew up in
23:
286:San Angelo Central
42:September 25, 1915
515:
514:
302:He died in 2002.
189:Fort Worth, Texas
161:American football
154:
153:
88:Coaching career (
575:
438:
429:
422:
415:
406:
401:
378:
377:
367:
361:
360:
350:
344:
343:
325:
237:
169:collegiate level
53:
50:December 2, 2002
41:
39:
24:
583:
582:
578:
577:
576:
574:
573:
572:
518:
517:
516:
511:
486:Frederick Shook
440:
436:
433:
387:
382:
381:
369:
368:
364:
352:
351:
347:
340:
327:
326:
313:
308:
238:
235:
224:
222:Coaching career
185:
51:
37:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
581:
579:
571:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
520:
519:
513:
512:
510:
509:
507:Mike Brumbelow
502:
501:
494:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
452:
445:
442:
441:
434:
432:
431:
424:
417:
409:
403:
402:
386:
385:External links
383:
380:
379:
362:
345:
338:
310:
309:
307:
304:
233:
223:
220:
184:
183:Playing career
181:
157:Robert Harrell
152:
151:
148:
147:
144:
143:
142:
141:
128:
127:
123:
122:
118:
117:
114:
113:
111:Irving HS (TX)
108:
104:
103:
98:
94:
93:
85:
84:
79:
75:
74:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
59:Playing career
56:
55:
54:(aged 87)
48:
44:
43:
33:
29:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
580:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
525:
523:
508:
504:
503:
500:
496:
495:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
453:
451:
450:Davey O'Brien
447:
446:
443:
439:
430:
425:
423:
418:
416:
411:
410:
407:
400:
396:
392:
389:
388:
384:
375:
374:
366:
363:
358:
357:
349:
346:
341:
339:0-87611-168-1
335:
331:
324:
322:
320:
318:
316:
312:
305:
303:
300:
298:
294:
289:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
232:
230:
221:
219:
217:
213:
209:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
182:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
149:
145:
139:
135:
132:
131:
129:
126:Championships
124:
119:
115:
112:
109:
105:
102:
99:
95:
92:unless noted)
91:
86:
83:
80:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
57:
49:
45:
34:
30:
25:
19:
497:Head coach:
470:
395:Find a Grave
371:
365:
354:
348:
329:
301:
290:
263:
255:Camp Wolters
247:World War II
240:
226:
205:
201:Wes Bradshaw
186:
156:
155:
52:(2002-12-02)
18:
533:2002 deaths
528:1915 births
499:Dutch Meyer
491:Allie White
476:Frank Kring
471:Bob Harrell
466:Johnny Hall
391:Bob Harrell
245:. However,
229:Bear Bryant
216:Sammy Baugh
212:Dutch Meyer
165:high school
78:Position(s)
22:Bob Harrell
522:Categories
481:Don Looney
461:I. B. Hale
456:Ki Aldrich
306:References
274:Greenville
38:1915-09-25
193:Arlington
107:1961–1964
97:1953–1959
64:1935–1938
251:sergeant
234:—
177:Oklahoma
134:National
82:Halfback
270:Denison
336:
297:Borger
293:Irving
280:, and
278:Lamesa
266:Odessa
243:DeLeon
257:near
173:Texas
334:ISBN
175:and
167:and
138:1938
47:Died
32:Born
454:48
393:at
171:in
68:TCU
524::
448:8
314:^
276:,
272:,
268:,
199:,
179:.
90:HC
428:e
421:t
414:v
376:.
359:.
342:.
231:.
140:)
136:(
40:)
36:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.