Si Bell
Robert Strickland "Si" Bell (April 18, 1894 – March 12, 1972)[1] was a college football player.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
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Position | End |
Class | Graduate |
Career history | |
College | Georgia Tech (1915–1917) |
Personal information | |
Born: | Orchard Hill, Georgia | April 18, 1894
Died: | March 12, 1972 77) Gainesville, Georgia | (aged
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Georgia Tech
Bell was prominent end for the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was twice selected All-Southern.
1916
Bell was a starter for the 222 to 0 rout of Cumberland.
1917
He was also a member of Tech's first national championship team in 1917 which outscored opponents 491 to 17.[2] Bell left to join the American effort in the First World War as a marine just a week after celebrating the national championship.[3]
gollark: Should we declare war on him?
gollark: Okay, put the computer back under it so it's in the same orientation as before, rightclick it to turn it on, and wait about 10 seconds.
gollark: Is the thing with the hovery clock still above where the computer should go?
gollark: Does he still have it?
gollark: Broke it how?
References
- "News of the Alumni: '19". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 50 (4). Georgia Tech Alumni Association. 1972. p. 24. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- The Technique, Volume 7, Issue 1
- Heisman, John M. (2012). Heisman: The Man Behind The Trophy. Simon & Schuster. p. 164. ISBN 1451682913.
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