Si Bell
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1915–1917) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | April 18, 1894 |
| Place of birth | Orchard Hill, Georgia |
| Date of death | March 12, 1972 (aged 77) |
| Place of death | Gainesville, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Strickland "Si" Bell (April 18, 1894 – March 12, 1972)[1] was a college football player.
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]
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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