Marshall L. Bell (1998) - Hall of Fame - Southwestern Athletic Conference

Hall of Fame

Mississippi Valley State
Marshall L. Bell was a standout athlete and influential coach in collegiate track and field.
He attended Mississippi Valley State University (then Mississippi Vocational College), a SWAC member, where he lettered four years in track and field and three years in football, graduating in 1964
. After earning a master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1970, Bell went on to build and lead the Southern Miss track and field program from the late 1970s through the 1990s, guiding the men’s team to back-to-back Metro Conference championships and developing the women’s program into a competitive squad.
His contributions to collegiate athletics were recognized with his induction into the Southern Miss M-Club Hall of Fame in 2004 and the naming of the Marshall Bell Track facility in his honor.
While his coaching legacy was primarily at Southern Miss, his athlete years at Mississippi Valley State reflected his early SWAC roots and set the stage for a career dedicated to excellence in sports and education.