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Running back, USC, 1973–76
Ricky Bell
- Born
- Apr 8, 1955, in Houston, Texas
- Died
- Nov 28, 1984, in Los Angeles, California
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Ricky Bell played running back at USC (1973–76). He finished second in the 1976 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1975 and 1976. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Bell first overall in the 1977 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2003College Football Hall of Fame
- 1975, 1976Consensus All‑American
- 1975, 1976First-team All-Pac-8
- 1975National leader in rushing yards (1,957)
- 1975Third in the Heisman vote
- 1976Pac-12 Player of the Year
- 1976Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Pac-8 champions, 1973, 1974 and 1976; National champions, 1974
Regional honors: Pop Warner Trophy 1976; W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy 1976
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
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