Theo Bell

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Theopolis Bell, Jr. (December 21, 1953 – June 21, 2006) was an American football wide receiver who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He was with the Steelers from 1976-80, earning Super Bowl rings in 1979 and 1980. He missed the 1977 season because of an injury.

Bell, who was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, played college football at the University of Arizona and was selected in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Steelers. He is the Steelers' second-leading career punt returner, behind Rod Woodson.

He died in Tampa, Florida at age 52 after a suffering from scleroderma and kidney disease.[1]

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