| Gene Shell | |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1930 |
| Alma Mater: | Tulsa |
| Player Sport1: | Basketball |
| Player Team2: | Northeastern State |
| Player Team3: | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| Player Sport4: | Baseball |
| Player Team5: | Northeastern State |
| Player Team6: | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1965–1969 |
| Coach Team2: | Tulsa (RG) |
| Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
| Coach Years4: | 1965–1975 |
| Coach Team4: | Tulsa (assistant) |
| Coach Sport5: | Baseball |
| Coach Years6: | 1957–1959 |
| Coach Team6: | Claremore (OK) HS |
| Coach Years7: | 1961–1962 |
| Coach Team7: | Webster (OK) HS |
| Coach Years8: | 1963–1965 |
| Coach Team8: | Edison (OK) HS |
| Coach Years9: | 1966–1980 |
| Coach Team9: | Tulsa |
| Coach Years10: | 1985–1987 |
| Coach Team10: | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Overall Record: | 555–245 |
| Tournament Record: | NCAA: 14–14 |
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Eugene Franklin Shell (April 16, 1930 – October 8, 2020) was an American baseball, basketball, and football coach. He played college baseball and college basketball at Northeastern State and Southwestern Oklahoma State. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 1966 to 1980, leading the Golden Hurricane to a second-place finish in the 1969 College World Series.[1] He also was the head baseball coach of the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1985–1987).
Shell attended Central High School and Webster High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2] [3]
Shell was head baseball coach at Edison Preparatory School, Webster High School and Claremore High School, where he won five state championships. In 1965, Shell was hired to be an assistant football coach for Tulsa. He was asked to be an assistant basketball coach as well before he was offered the position of head baseball coach.
Shell died on October 8, 2020.[4] [5]