Duke Wells
American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
About Duke Wells
Lived 1914 – 1989 (aged 75). Duke Wells was a basketball player.
John D. "Duke" Wells (February 5, 1914 – November 28, 1989) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. 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.
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Who was Duke Wells?
American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
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Duke Wells was born on 5 February 1914.
When did Duke Wells die?
Duke Wells died on 28 November 1989.
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Duke Wells was a basketball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Duke Wells. https://biography.guide/duke-wells/
MLA: "Duke Wells." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/duke-wells/.
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