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John Cromwell Bell (October 3, 1861 – December 29, 1935) was a distinguished Pennsylvania lawyer, serving as a District Attorney for Philadelphia and state Attorney General. He was closely involved with football and his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. He served as director of Penn's athletic program, chairman of its football committee, and from 1911 onwards, was a trustee. He helped found the NCAA, and served on Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee, responsible for the many rules changes made in collegiate football in its early years. ==Personal life== His family moved to Philadelphia when he was fourteen.〔Warwick, p. 397.〕 Bell attended Central High, graduating in 1880 (with an A.B.)〔 and then the University of Pennsylvania, directly in the law school, receiving an LL.B. in 1884.〔General Alumni Catalogue, p. 435.〕 At Penn, he played halfback on the football team for three years. He married Fleurette de Benneville Keim Myers, daughter of Leonard Myers, a former Congressman, in 1890.〔Warwick, p. 398.〕 They had two sons. The elder, John Cromwell, had a distinguished career as attorney, governor, and judge. The younger, de Benneville, known as Bert, had a distinguished career as football team owner and NFL commissioner. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John C. Bell (lawyer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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