Talk:Bert Bell

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Actually, I think Bell had far more to do with pro (team founder/owner, head coach, league commissioner) than college football (player, assistant coach).--BillFlis 19:13, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

He was sort of the Ed Snider of the 1930s and 1940s, a real mover and shaker in sports, especially in Philadelphia. Another factoid: supposedly, he borrowed the $2500 with which he bought the Eagles franchise from his future wife (who was an accomplished Broadway actress).--BillFlis 22:19, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the Sportsnet article under "External links" compares him to Pete Rozelle and Paul Tagliabue, high praise. BTW, that article is by Ray Didinger, formerly of Philadelphia Daily News, winner of the Dick McCann Memorial Award and author of the book The Eagles Encyclopedia, so I think it's pretty authoritative.--BillFlis 21:40, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inconsistencies

The Frankford Yellow Jackets were around as a pro and amateur team for at least a couple of decades before they joined the NFL. Also, they were not merely renamed the Eagles (see FYJ article), and the NFL considers them separate franchises for records purposes.--BillFlis 19:10, 3 July 2006 (UTC)