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Ricky Lynn Bell (April 8, 1955 – November 28, 1984) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the University of Southern California in college, and professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. Bell was a star for the Southern California Trojans, gaining 1,875 yards rushing in one season. ==College career== Bell first attracted notice during his sophomore season at USC. in 1974 as a great blocker and between-the-tackles runner, sharing the position of fullback with David Farmer for the 10–1–1 National Championship Trojans team that defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl by the score of 18–17 on January 1, 1975. In 1975, Bell led the Trojans to a 7–0 start to their season. Then, the lack of their passing game to balance the offense, led to the team's stumbling to an 8–4 overall record, but capped with a victory over Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl. During this season, Bell led the nation in rushing, gaining 1,875 yards, as he finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. Then in 1976, Bell led the Trojans team to an 11–1 record, crowned by its victory over the University of Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl. Despite suffering nagging injuries that limited his playing time, Bell set the USC single-game rushing record of 347 yards against the Washington State University team, and he finished in second place for the Heisman Trophy, behind Tony Dorsett of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. Bell was voted the player of the year in the Pacific-8 Conference in 1976. He was also awarded the 1976 W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. 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「Ricky Bell (running back)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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