Gordon Bell
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Running back, Michigan, to 1975

Gordon Bell

Lettered 1973–⁠75 (school media guide)

Born
Dec 25, 1953, in Troy, Ohio

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Gordon Bell played running back at Michigan (to 1975). He finished eighth in the 1975 Heisman vote. The New York Giants took Bell in round 4, No. 104 overall in the 1976 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1975
First-team All-Big Ten
Heisman vote
8th
In the 1975 vote
Drafted
No. 104
Round 4, 1976 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1974

All-America: AP third team 1975

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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