Roy Bell (Canadian football)
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Clinton, Oklahoma, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 29, 1949 Clinton, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Clinton | ||||||||||||
| College | Oklahoma (1968–1971) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1972: 9th round, 234th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Roy Bell (born July 29, 1949) is an American former professional football running back who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Belle attended Clinton High School, where he played as a running back.[1] In 1965, along with his brother Carlos, he helped the school win its first football state championship.
In 1967, he was a part of an undefeated team that won the football state championship and that one national publication called the best high school team in the country that season.[2] He finished with more than 6,000 rushing yards, leading the state in his last 2 years in rusing and scoring. He only lost one game during his three-year varsity career (13-19 against Wewoka in the 1966 state finals).
College career
Bell accepted a football scholarship from the University of Oklahoma. In 1970, he became part of the school's first wishbone backfield along with Jack Mildren, Greg Pruitt and Leon Crosswhite.[3]
As a senior, he recorded 87 carries for 625 yards (fourth on the team) and 9 touchdowns (third on the team). He finished his college career with 50 carries for 1,421 yards, 13 rushing touchdowns, 16 receptions for 225 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.