Bobby Bell, 2014
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Offensive tackle, Minnesota, 1960–⁠62

Bobby Bell

Born
Jun 17, 1940, in Shelby, North Carolina

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Bobby Bell played offensive tackle at Minnesota (1960–⁠62). He won the 1962 Outland Trophy. He finished third in the 1962 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1962. The Minnesota Vikings took Bell in round 2, No. 16 overall in the 1963 NFL Draft. The Kansas City Chiefs also took him in round 7, No. 56 overall in the 1963 AFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.

At a glance

Best season
1962
Outland Trophy, UPI Lineman of the Year and 2 more
Heisman vote
3rd
In the 1962 vote
Drafted
No. 16
Round 2, 1963 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1960; Big Ten champions, 1960

All-America: consensus 1962; AFCA first team 1961; FWAA first team 1961; Sporting News 1961; NEA second team 1961; UPI second team 1961; AP third team 1961; Central Press first team 1961

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 3 (1970–⁠72) · AFL All-Star Games: 6 (1964–⁠69) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1968, 1970)

All-Pro teams: AP (AFL) first team 1968, 1970; Pro Football Writers first team 1970; Pro Football Writers second team 1971; Sporting News (AFL) first team 1968; Pro Football Weekly (AFL) first team 1968, 1970–⁠71; NEA (AFL) first team 1968, 1970; and 3 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1963–⁠69AFLKansas City Chiefs

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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