| William M. Bell | |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Polk County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1929–1931 |
| Player Team1: | Ohio State |
| Player Positions: | Tackle |
| Coach Years1: | 1932–1933 |
| Coach Team1: | Howard (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1934–1935 |
| Coach Team2: | Claflin |
| Coach Years3: | 1936–1942 |
| Coach Team3: | Florida A&M |
| Coach Years4: | 1946–1956 |
| Coach Team4: | North Carolina A&T |
| Admin Years1: | 1934–1936 |
| Admin Team1: | Claflin |
| Admin Years2: | ?– |
| Admin Team2: | North Carolina A&T |
| Admin Years3: | 1969–1975 |
| Admin Team3: | Fayetteville State |
| Overall Record: | 112–48–17 |
| Bowl Record: | 6–3–1 |
| Championships: | 2 black college national (1938, 1942) 2 SEAC (1934–1935) 3 SIAC (1937–1938, 1942) 1 CIAA (1950) |
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William McNeil "Big Bill" Bell Sr. (June 10, 1909 – May 10, 1991) was an American college football player and coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina from 1934 to 1935, Florida A&M University from 1936 to 1942, and North Carolina A&T State University from 1946 to 1956.[1]
After graduating from Ohio State in 1932, Bell was an assistant coach at Howard University in Washington, D.C. for two years. In 1934, he was hired as athletic director and head football coach at Claflin.[2] [3]
Bell married the former Henrietta Louise Lee of Charleston, South Carolina.[4]