Ben N. Hurt, age 84 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017.

He was a 1957 graduate of MTSU where he was captain of the 1956 football team. His love of football led him to coach in the Texas High School Football system until accepting a coaching position at The University of Houston in 1965. In 1972 he served as the offensive coordinator at Texas A&M University until returning to his alma mater in 1975 serving as the MTSU head coach from 1975-1978. He returned to coach at the University of Houston until his retirement in 1996.

A man of honor, he always expected the best from the young men he coached just as he did from himself. He never met a stranger and his lifelong relationships to his athletes and friends are a testament to his love for them.

Born in Nashville, he was a son of the late Robert N. and Oda Jackson Hurt. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Joan Hurt; sons, Ross Hurt and wife Lori of Thompson's Station, TN, and Greg Hurt of Murfreesboro; grandsons, Dylan and Corey Hurt; a brother, John Hurt of Nashville; and a sister Peggy Stewart of Murfreesboro.

Visitation will be Wednesday, November 15, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. until the time of memorial services beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel.

An online guestbook is available for the Hurt family at www.woodfinchapel.com.

Memorials may be made in memory of Coach Hurt to the Blue Raider Athletic Association at Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU Box 576, Murfreesboro, TN 37132.