Emory Bellard
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1927 Luling, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 2011 (aged 83) Georgetown, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1947 | Texas |
| 1948–1949 | Southwest Texas State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1954 | Ingleside HS (TX) |
| 1955–1959 | Breckenridge HS (TX) |
| 1960–1966 | San Angelo Central HS (TX) |
| 1967–1971 | Texas (OC) |
| 1972–1978 | Texas A&M |
| 1979–1985 | Mississippi State |
| 1988–1993 | Spring Westfield HS (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 85–69 (college) 177–58–10 (high school) |
| Bowls | 2–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 SWC (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975) (1 as HC) 6 Texas state championships (1951, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1966) 2 National Championships (as assistant coach) (1969, 1970) | |
| Awards | |
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Emory Dilworth Bellard (December 17, 1927 – February 10, 2011) was an American college and high school football coach and the inventor of the Wishbone formation. He was the head football 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 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) since the fall of 2010.
Bellard is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Texas High School Sports Hall Of Fame. He also won two National Championships at Texas as the offensive coordinator.