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.
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | (1962-08-01) August 1, 1962 (age 60) Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||
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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]
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.
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1984 | BUF | 16 | 15 | 262 | 1,100 | 4.2 | 85 | 7 | 34 | 277 | 8.1 | 37 | 1 |
1985 | BUF | 16 | 15 | 223 | 883 | 4.0 | 77 | 8 | 58 | 576 | 9.9 | 49 | 1 |
1986 | BUF | 6 | 6 | 90 | 377 | 4.2 | 42 | 4 | 12 | 142 | 11.8 | 40 | 2 |
1987 | BUF | 2 | 2 | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
LAR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 32 | 1 | |
1988 | LAR | 16 | 13 | 288 | 1,212 | 4.2 | 44 | 16 | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 20 | 2 |
1989 | LAR | 16 | 15 | 272 | 1,137 | 4.2 | 47 | 15 | 19 | 85 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
1990 | LA | 6 | 0 | 47 | 164 | 3.5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Career[3] | 80 | 67 | 1,204 | 4,959 | 4.1 | 85 | 51 | 157 | 1,307 | 8.3 | 49 | 7 |
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