| John Robert Bell | |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Clinchport, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Georgia Tech, ETSU |
| Coach Years1: | 1953–1956 |
| Coach Team1: | Georgia Tech (line) |
| Coach Years2: | 1957 |
| Coach Team2: | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Coach Years3: | 1958–1965 |
| Coach Team3: | Georgia Tech (line) |
| Coach Years4: | 1966–1972 |
| Coach Team4: | East Tennessee State |
| Admin Years1: | 1957–1958 |
| Admin Team1: | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Admin Years2: | 1966–1973 |
| Admin Team2: | East Tennessee State |
| Overall Record: | 35–39–6 |
| Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
| Championships: | 1 OVC (1969) |
| Awards: | OVC Coach of the Year (1969) |
John Robert Bell (June 12, 1922 – December 25, 2008) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning—now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette–in 1957 and at East Tennessee State University from 1966 to 1972.[2]