Duke Wells, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Duke Wells

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1914

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1989

Profession: basketball player

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Duke Wells

  • John D.
  • "Duke" Wells (February 5, 1914 – November 28, 1989) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.
  • He served as the head football coach at Henderson State Teachers College—now known as Henderson State University—in Arkadelphia, Arkansas in 1941 and from 1945 to 1961, compiling a record of 72–78–12.
  • He was also Henderson State's head basketball coach from 1941 to 1949, tallying a mark of 63–62.
  • The school's basketball arena is named after him.

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