| Duke Wells | |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1914 |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1932–1934 |
| Player Team2: | Henderson State |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | c. 1932–1934 |
| Player Team4: | Henderson State |
| Player Sport5: | Baseball |
| Player Years6: | c. 1932–1934 |
| Player Team6: | Henderson State |
| Player Years7: | 1937–1938 |
| Player Team7: | Jackson Generals |
| Player Years8: | 1938 |
| Player Team8: | Hot Springs Bathers |
| Player Years9: | 1939 |
| Player Team9: | Fulton Tigers |
| Player Positions: | Second baseman, third baseman (baseball) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1941–1961 |
| Coach Team2: | Henderson State |
| Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
| Coach Years4: | 1941–1949 |
| Coach Team4: | Henderson State |
| Coach Sport5: | Baseball |
| Coach Years6: | 1952–1955 |
| Coach Team6: | Henderson State |
| Coach Years7: | 1957–1961 |
| Coach Team7: | Henderson State |
| Admin Years1: | 1962–1979 |
| Admin Team1: | Henderson State |
| Overall Record: | 73–78–11 (football) 63–62 (basketball) 86–60 (baseball) |
| Championships: | Football 2 AIC (1950, 1959) Baseball 2 AIC (1953, 1958) |
John D. "Duke" Wells (February 5, 1914 – November 28, 1989) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.[1] 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 73–78–11. 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.[2]