Eddie Bell (halfback)
Appearance
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![]() Bell on a 1955 Bowman football card | |
No. 81, 25 | |
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Position: | Defensive back, halfback |
Personal information | |
Born: | March 3, 1931 Philadelphia, U.S. |
Died: | November 16, 2009 Philadelphia, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 222 lb (101 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Pennsylvania |
NFL draft: | 1953 / Round: 5 / Pick: 56 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Player stats at PFR |
Edward B. Bell (March 25, 1931 – November 16, 2009) was a professional American football player. A halfback, he played college football at the University of Pennsylvania. Professionally, he played for the National Football League (NFL)'s Philadelphia Eagles from 1955 through 1958, and for the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. He was a fifth-round choice of the Eagles in the 1953 NFL Draft.[1]
Bell played one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1959 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and was selected as an All-Star at linebacker.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
Categories:
- 1931 births
- American football running backs
- American football defensive backs
- Penn Quakers football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- New York Titans (AFL) players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- 2009 deaths
- Players of American football from Philadelphia
- American football running back, 1930s birth stubs
- American football defensive back, 1930s birth stubs