Bobby Bell
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| Position: | Linebacker / defensive end | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 17, 1940 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Shelby, North Carolina | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Minnesota | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1963 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16 | ||||||
| AFL draft: | 1963 / Round: 7 / Pick: 56 | ||||||
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| Interceptions: | 26 |
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| Touchdowns: | 8 |
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Bobby Lee Bell, Sr (born June 17, 1940) is a former professional American football linebacker and defensive end. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and was a member of the Chiefs' team that won Super Bowl IV against the Minnesota Vikings.
He excelled in several sports at a then-segregated Cleveland High School in Shelby, North Carolina, where his first two years he played six-man football at halfback. During his junior year, his school converted to playing an eleven-man team where Bell served as quarterback. He won All-State honors.
At the University of Minnesota, Bell was switched to the defensive line and was a two-time All-American (1961 & 1962), winner of the 1962 Outland Trophy as the nation's outstanding interior lineman, and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting. The Gophers with Bell were the 1960 National Champions, played in the 1961 Rose Bowl, and won the 1962 Rose Bowl Championship. Bell was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
He joined Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, via the Mu Chapter while at the University of Minnesota. At age 74 he completed his college degree at Minnesota by finishing the three remaining courses required. He graduated on May 14, 2015, some 50 years after leaving college to play professional football.
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