Emory Bellard (1994) - Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame - Texas A&M Athletics

Emory Bellard

Induction:
1994
Class:
1978

Bellard served as head football coach and athletic director from 1972-78, enjoying one of the most successful runs in A&M history. His teams went to three bowl games, won a Southwest Conference co-championship in 1975 and led the nation in total defense in 1975. The Aggies finished the season ranked among the nation’s Top 20 four times in Bellard’s final five years. He was a long-time high school coach in the state of Texas and won state championships in 1958 and 1959 at Breckenridge High School and again in 1966 at San Angelo Central High School. Before coming to A&M, Bellard served as an assistant coach under Darrell Royal at Texas and is credited as the inventor of the famed “Wishbone” formation. He retired from coaching in January of 1995 with a career record of 170-53-9 on the high school level and 83-69-0 on the collegiate level. Bellard was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.