| Birth date | April 18, 1894 |
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| Birth place | Orchard Hill, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death date | March 12, 1972 (aged 77) |
| Death place | Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lbs | 179 |
| Currentposition | End |
| Pastschools | Georgia Tech (1915–1917) |
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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 222–0 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. Vol. 50, no. 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 978-1451682915.