Theo Bell
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| Theo Bell | |
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| Date of birth: | December 21, 1953 |
| Place of birth: |  Bakersfield, California |
| Date of death: | June 21, 2006 (aged 52) |
| Place of death: | Tampa, Florida |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Wide receiver |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| College: | Arizona |
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 4/ Pick 120 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1976-1980 1981-1985 |
Pittsburgh Steelers Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
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 the 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]
Left to survive him were two children. Teleah Bell and Terran Bell.
[edit] External links
- Pro-Football-Reference.com - career statistics.
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