Quick Facts

Full Name	Gordon Bell
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 25, 1953(1953-12-25)
Age	71
Birthplace	Troy
Country	United States
Birth City	Troy
Horoscope	Aquarius

Gordon Bell Biography

Gordon Bell is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on December 25, 1953 in Troy, Troy, United States. Bell played tailback for Michigan teams that had a combined record of 28-3-3 from 1973–1975. As a junior in 1974, Bell was a part-time player who started only three of Michigan’s eleven games, but he still managed to become only the third player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. In 1975, he set several single-season school records, including most all- purpose yards (1,714 yards), most 100-yard rushing games (eight), and most rushing attempts (273). At the time of his graduation from Michigan, Bell also ranked second in school history in career rushing yards and third in all- purpose yards. Though Bell’s records have been surpassed in more recent years, he remains one of the all-time rushing leaders in Michigan history. Despite his accomplishments, Bell played in the shadow of Big Ten Conference rival, Archie Griffin, who won back-to-back Heisman Trophies. In some respects, Bell exceeded even Griffin’s accomplishments, as Bell won the 1975 Big Ten rushing championship.

In 1971, Bell also won the Piqua YMCA high school weight-lifting contest in the 165-pound class.

As a sophomore in 1973, Bell saw his first action against Iowa. He was given five carries and gained 50 yards (including a 24-yard gain) for a ten-yard per carry average. Bell did not start any games in 1973, but his playing time increased later in the season, including 19 carries against Minnesota for 73 yards and 15 carries against Indiana for 89 yards. For the season, Bell rushed for 464 yards in 88 carries. The 1973 team finished with a record of 10–0–1, with the only imperfection coming at the end of the season with a 10–10 tie with Ohio State. Despite tying for the Big Ten Conference championship, Big Ten athletic directors decided to send Ohio State to the Rose Bowl, and conference rules did not permit Michigan to play in another bowl game. Michigan ended up ranked number 6 in the final Associated Press poll.

Bell was Michigan’s starting running back in the same years in which Archie Griffin won consecutive Heisman Trophies for Ohio State. In head-to-head meetings in 1974 and 1975, Bell played as well or better than Griffin. In 1974, each carried the ball 25 times, and Bell ended up with 108 yards compared with 111 yards for Griffin although Ohio State won the game 12–10. In 1975, Bell outgained Griffin 124 yards to 46 yards. Bell averaged 132.9 yards per game in 1975 to lead Griffin and the Big Ten Conference in conference game rushing. Even so, Griffin won the Heisman Trophy, and Bell finished eighth in the 1975 Heisman Trophy voting.

Bell was a two-time All-Ohio running back in high school and led Ohio’s Troy High School to undefeated seasons in 1970 and 1971. As a 16-year-old junior, he rushed for 324 yards in a single game; for the year he had 1,593 yards rushing and scored 146 points. As a senior in 1971, he lost the Ohio AAA high school back of the year award to Archie Griffin.

Gordon Bell Net Worth

Gordon Bell is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gordon Bell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gordon Granville Bell (born December 25, 1953) is a former American football running back, kickoff returner and punt returner who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1973–1975, and professionally for the New York Giants (1976-1977) and St. Louis Cardinals (1978) of the National Football League (NFL).

A native of Troy, Ohio, Bell had attended Ohio State Buckeyes games with his father from the age of six. In high school, he was one of the top football prospects in Ohio. As a junior at Troy High School in 1970, Bell gained over 1,593 yards, scored 146 points, led Troy High to its first unbeaten season (10-0) since 1957, and was named to the Associated Press 1970 All-Ohio Class AAA high school first team. In the 1970 season opener, 16-year-old Bell rushed for 324 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 54–6 win over Piqua High School. Afterward, Bell said, “All I can say is that my line was tremendous.” Piqua’s coach said, “Our kids were on Bell from the start, but they just couldn’t bring him down.” In October 1970, Bell put on “one of the greatest one-man shows ever seen at Beavercreek,” scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 233 yards in 30 carries. The Beavercreek coach said afterward that the game’s turning point came the moment Bell walked onto the field.

As a senior in 1971, Bell led Troy High to a 10–0 record. In the season opener, Bell broke off tackle and rushed 70 yards for a touchdown the first time he got the ball. He scored touchdowns in three of his first four carries, though one was nullified by a penalty. Bell rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns in the season opener. The opposing coach said, “It was the same old story. We knew we had to stop Bell and yet we still couldn’t do it. That boy is a great football player.” Bell again won first-team All-Ohio honors, but he lost the Associated Press 1971 Ohio AAA high school back of the year award. The award instead went to a high school senior from Columbus, Archie Griffin. Bell and Griffin would continue their rivalry in college.

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As Archie Griffin garnered the lion’s share of the media attention in 1975, Schembechler spoke out for Bell: “I think Bell’s as good as any back there is anywhere. I haven’t seen any who looks better. . . . He is certainly the most underpublicized great back in the country.”

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Gordon Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gordon Bell celebrates birthday on December 25 of every year.

Michigan started the 1975 season ranked #3 in the country, and moved into the

2 spot with a 23–6 win over Wisconsin in the season opener. Despite being

hampered by a muscle pull, Bell still rushed for 210 yards in 28 carries against Wisconsin. After the game, Bell noted that he “couldn’t cut as well as (he) would have liked,” but he played through the injury realizing that, as a senior, “the coaches expect us to show the way.” On being named the UPI’s Midwest Back of the Week, Bell noted, “It’s really an honor to be recognized like that, but you have to have a lot of help out there. I thought Rick Leach was just super in the game. He sure didn’t look like a freshman. And our offensive line did the job despite having so many sophomores in there.” Bell’s 210-yard performance against Wisconsin stood as the school record in a season opener for 28 years until Chris Perry rushed for 232 yards in the 2003 season opener against Central Michigan.

What did Gordon Bell invent?

Gordon Bell
Known for| Computer architecture
Spouse(s)| Gwen Bell
Awards| National Medal of Technology IEEE John von Neumann Medal NAE Member NAS Member AAAS Fellow IEEE Fellow ACM Fellow CHM Fellow
Scientific career

What did Gordon Bell do?

He was the architect of various mini- and time-sharing computers (e.g. the PDP-6) and led the development of DEC’s VAX and the VAX Computing Environment. Bell has been involved in, or responsible for, the design of many products at Digital, Encore, Ardent, and a score of other companies.