Editing Art Shell (section)

== Early life ==
Shell was born on November 26, 1946, in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] or [[North Charleston, South Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Noland |first=Eric |date=January 8, 1991 |title=The Art of Coaching |work=Los Angeles Daily News |pages=S1}}</ref> He was the oldest child of Arthur Lee Shell Sr., a machine set operator, and Gertrude Shell, who died when Shell was 15. After her death, Shell took on added responsibility caring for his siblings. Shell attended the segregated [[Bonds-Wilson High School]], which no longer exists, graduating in 1964. He was coached by James Fields and Eugene Gray. He made all-state teams in both basketball and football.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Otis |date=2021-05-22 |title=Arthur "Art" Lee Shell, Jr. (1946- ) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/arthur-art-lee-shell-jr-1946/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Art Shell (2013) - Hall of Fame |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2349 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=National Football Foundation |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Art Shell |url=https://scfootballhof.org/inductees/inductees-2015/art-shell/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=SC Football Hall of Fame {{!}} Become a life changer for our youth! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

In 2015, Shell was inducted into the [[South Carolina Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name=":5" />