| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1882-09-14)September 14, 1882 Gonzales County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1944(1944-10-16) (aged 62) Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Baylor |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1919 | John Tarleton |
| 1921–1923 | Simmons (TX) |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1924 | Simmons (TX) |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1924 | Simmons (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–12–3 (college football) 38–18 (college basketball) 18–30 (college baseball) |
Arthur Bell Hays (September 14, 1882 – October 16, 1944) was anAmerican football,basketball, andbaseball coach. He served as the head football coach atTarleton State University–then known at Tarleton Junior College–from 1915 to 1917 and again in 1919.[1] He later served as the head football coach (1921–1923)[2] and head men's basketball coach (1921–1924) atSimmons College–later known asHardin–Simmons University.[3]
Hays was a student atBaylor University, where he played on the football team for one season.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tarleton Plowboys(Independent)(1915–1919) | |||||||||
| 1915 | John Tarleton | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | John Tarleton | 2–3–2 | |||||||
| 1917 | John Tarleton | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1918 | No team—World War I | ||||||||
| 1919 | John Tarleton | 6–1 | |||||||
| John Tarleton: | 16–12–3 | ||||||||
| Simmons Cowboys(Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1921–1923) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Simmons | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1922 | Simmons | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1923 | Simmons | 3–5–2 | 2–1–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Simmons: | 14–12–3 | 9–4–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 30–24–6 | ||||||||