ers ▁ur ged ▁him ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁medical ▁school . ▁He ▁ignored ▁them ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁instead . ▁L t . ▁New ell ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁Mar ines , ▁ 6 th ▁Division , ▁that ▁helped ▁take ▁Ok ina wa ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁physical ▁ther apy ▁program ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Re - jo ining ▁Pur due ▁athlet ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁New ell ▁served ▁as ▁Head ▁Athlet ic ▁Tra iner ▁and ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁in ▁Phys ical ▁Education , ▁teaching ▁athlet ic ▁training ▁classes . ▁New ell ' s ▁career ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁many ▁accomplish ments ▁including ▁Athlet ic ▁Tra iner ▁for ▁the ▁College ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Intern ation ally ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁athlet ic ▁tra iner ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁U . S . ▁Pan ▁American ▁Team ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁athlet ic ▁tra iner ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Olympic ▁Team ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁at ▁Lake ▁P lac id ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as