Former Nederland coach Hurt, 84, dies
Published 5:47 pm Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Ben Hurt, a popular football coach for the Nederland Bulldogs in the 1960s and ’80s, died Sunday in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Hurt, 84, was an assistant when Gene Henderson directed a resurgent Bulldog program in the mid-1960s, and returned for a short tenure as head coach (1982-83) before joining the University of Houston Cougar staff.
Hurt was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State and captain of the Blue Raiders in 1956. He also was an offensive coordinator at Texas A&M and head coach at his alma mater before retiring while at UH in 1996.
Hurt is survived by Joan, his wife of 59 years, sons Ross and Greg Hurt, and two grandsons.
Memorial services will be held Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro.
— Special to The News
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I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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