Bill Bell (American football)

Bill Bell
No. 37, 8
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth: December 9, 1947
Place of birth: Fort Knox, Kentucky
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Falls Church (VA)
College: Kansas
NFL draft: 1970 / Round: 17 / Pick: 428
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

William Stephen Bell (December 9, 1947) is a former American football placekicker who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 17th round of the 1970 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Kansas and attended Falls Church High School in West Falls Church, Virginia.[1]

Bell wore jersey number 100 in 1969 while playing for the Kansas Jayhawks as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of college football.[2]

References

  1. "BILL BELL". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  2. Stallard, Mark (2004). Tales from the Jayhawk Gridiron. Sports Publishing. The anecdote featuring Bell's number 100, with a picture of Bell's number 100 jersey, can be found on pages 94–96.

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