&sq=&lang=&file=File:1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_19_-_Ricky_Bell_(cropped).jpg) Bell playing for the Buccaneers in 1979 | |||||||||
| No. 42 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | April 8, 1955 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | November 28, 1984 (aged 29) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Fremont (Los Angeles) | ||||||||
| College: | USC (1973–1976) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 1 / pick: 1 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Ricky Lynn Bell (April 8, 1955 – November 28, 1984) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). Bell played college football for the USC Trojans, gaining 1,875 yards rushing in his junior season.[1][2][3] The first overall pick in the 1977 NFL draft, Bell was inducted posthumously into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
- ^ "Ricky Bell succumbs at age 29". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 29, 1984. p. 8D – via Google News.
- ^ Lasswell, Doug (November 29, 1984). "Rare illnesses take life of Ricky Bell". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). p. 1C – via Google News.
- ^ Greene, Jerry (November 29, 1984). "Former Buc Ricky Bell dies". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). (Orlando Sentinel). p. 1D – via Google News.