Greg Bell (American football)

Gregory Leon Bell (born August 1, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio) is a retired American football running back who played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Raiders, from 1984 to 1990.

Greg Bell
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Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1962-08-01) August 1, 1962
Columbus, Ohio
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College:Notre Dame
NFL Draft:1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing Yards:4,959
Average:4.1
Touchdowns:51
Player stats at NFL.com

Bell played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 1984 NFL Draft. Before going to Notre Dame, he attended South High School in Columbus, Ohio.[1]

College Statistics
  • 1980: 5 carries for 66 yards and one touchdown.[2]
  • 1981: 92 carries for 512 yards and 6 touchdowns. 11 catches for 135 yards. 13 kick returns for 371 yards and 1 touchdown.
  • 1982: 24 carries for 123 yards and 1 touchdown. 3 catches for 20 yards. 3 kick returns for 50 yards. 1 punt return for 12 yards.
  • 1983: 37 carries for 169 yards and 4 touchdowns. 6 catches for 65 yards and 1 touchdown. 5 kick returns for 108 yards. 10 punt returns for 55 yards.

Professional career

He was a one-time Pro Bowler after his rookie year in 1984 with the Bills after having a 1,100 rushing yards and a seven touchdown season. Bell had his best year after the 1988 NFL season with the Rams, in which he had 1,212 rushing yards and led the league with sixteen touchdowns. He had a similar season the year after in which Bell had 1137 rushing yards and fifteen touchdowns, again leading the league.

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1984BUF 16152621,1004.2857342778.1371
1985BUF 16152238834.0778585769.9491
1986BUF 66903774.24241214211.8402
1987BUF 2214604.31104379.3120
LAR 218263.313055911.8321
1988LAR 16132881,2124.24416241245.2202
1989LAR 16152721,1374.2471519854.5140
1990LA 60471643.5211177.070
Career[3]80671,2044,9594.185511571,3078.3497

References
  1. "Greg Bell". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Greg Bell". Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.


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