Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Bill Bell
- Induction:
- 2011
Men’s Soccer Coach – 1980-2000
One of two coaches in Liberty Athletics history to guide his program for 20 or more seasons, Bell was integral in the men’s soccer program’s growth, as it moved from the NCCAA to NCAA Division I level competition and find conference affiliation in the Big South.
After 22 years playing professionally in England and Scotland, Bell, the longest-tenured coach in program history, led Liberty to winning seasons in 12 of his 21 years as its head coach. Liberty posted a winning record in eight of its 10 Big South Conference seasons with Bell at its helm, reaching three Big South Men’s Soccer Championship games (1994, 1998, and 1999).
In 1985, he was named the South Atlantic Coach of the Year and was voted the Big South Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1999. During his tenure, he coached two All-Americans, 14 NSCAA South Atlantic All-Region players, Liberty’s only Big South Men’s Soccer Player of the Year and 22 Big South all-conference players.
After retiring from Liberty in 2000, Bell returned to England and served as the Executive Director of Within the Walls, a prison ministry he started with his wife, Mary, in 1993.
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One of two coaches in Liberty Athletics history to guide his program for 20 or more seasons, Bell was integral in the men’s soccer program’s growth, as it moved from the NCCAA to NCAA Division I level competition and find conference affiliation in the Big South.
After 22 years playing professionally in England and Scotland, Bell, the longest-tenured coach in program history, led Liberty to winning seasons in 12 of his 21 years as its head coach. Liberty posted a winning record in eight of its 10 Big South Conference seasons with Bell at its helm, reaching three Big South Men’s Soccer Championship games (1994, 1998, and 1999).
In 1985, he was named the South Atlantic Coach of the Year and was voted the Big South Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1999. During his tenure, he coached two All-Americans, 14 NSCAA South Atlantic All-Region players, Liberty’s only Big South Men’s Soccer Player of the Year and 22 Big South all-conference players.
After retiring from Liberty in 2000, Bell returned to England and served as the Executive Director of Within the Walls, a prison ministry he started with his wife, Mary, in 1993.
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