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Position: | Linebacker Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Shelby, North Carolina, U.S. | June 17, 1940||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Cleveland (Shelby, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||
College: | Minnesota (1960–1962) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1963 / round: 2 / pick: 16 | ||||||||||||
AFL draft: | 1963 / round: 7 / pick: 56 | ||||||||||||
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Bobby Lee Bell Sr. (born June 17, 1940) is an American former professional football linebacker and defensive end who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, and was a member of the Chiefs' team that won Super Bowl IV against the Minnesota Vikings. Paul Zimmerman described him as the first, and prototype, size and speed linebacker.