Mark E. Bell (born August 30, 1957) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is p ...
and
tight end
The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense (sports), offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide ...
who played six seasons in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...
(NFL). His twin brother
Mike Bell, also played in the NFL and at
Colorado State. His son,
Blake Bell
Blake M. Bell (born August 7, 1991) is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college footb ...
, was a quarterback who later moved to tight end for the
Oklahoma Sooners
The Oklahoma Sooners are the athletic teams that represent the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman. The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the " Sooners", a reference to a nickname given to the early participants in the Land R ...
. Blake Bell was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2015. Mike and Mark Bell both live in Wichita, Kansas.
External links
NFL.com player page
1957 births
Living people
Players of American football from Wichita, Kansas
American football defensive ends
American football tight ends
Colorado State Rams football players
Seattle Seahawks players
Baltimore Colts players
Indianapolis Colts players
American twins
Twin sportspeople
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