Richard Bell (born September 2, 1937) is an American former high school and college football coach.
He served as head football coach at the University of South Carolina for a single season, in 1982.
[1] On January 9, 1982, Bell was formally introduced as the 27th head coach in the history of the South Carolina program.
After a single season, Bell was fired by athletic director Bob Marcum on December 1, 1982.
[4] After four years in retirement, Bell reentered the coaching world to serve as the defensive coordinator at Prince Avenue Christian School in Bogart, Georgia in 2010.