Bobby Bell
Bobby Lee Bell Jr.
Born: June 17, 1940
Shelby, NC USA
Position: LB-DE
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 228
College: Minnesota
High School: Cleveland (Shelby, NC)
Career: 1963-1974
Drafted: 1963 in Round 2, #16 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Drafted: 1963 in Round 7, #56 overall (AFL) by the Kansas City Chiefs
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983
Bobby Bell played from 1963 to 1974 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Bell accounted for 54 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 1 |
| AFL | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 38 | 1 |
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 32 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 50 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 45 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 61 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 1 |
| AFL | 17 | 288 | 16.9 | 50 | 2 | |
| NFL | 9 | 191 | 21.2 | 61 | 4 | |
| Totals | 26 | 479 | 18.4 | 61 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 1st team All-1960s Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1970s Team
Honors
1964 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Hall of Fame All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Pro Football Writers Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
