Ricky Bell
Ricky Lynn Bell
Born: April 8, 1955
Houston, TX USA
Deceased: November 28, 1984
Inglewood, CA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
College: USC
High School: John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1977-1982
Drafted: 1977 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ricky Bell played from 1977 to 1982 during his career with the San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bell ran for 3,063 yards in his career on 822 attempts, scoring 16 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 97 passes for 842 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 148 | 436 | 2.9 | 20 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 185 | 679 | 3.7 | 56 | 6 |
| 1979 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 283 | 1263 | 4.5 | 49 | 7 |
| 1980 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 174 | 599 | 3.4 | 40 | 2 |
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 822 | 3063 | 3.7 | 56 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 25 | 248 | 9.9 | 26 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 38 | 292 | 7.7 | 22 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 97 | 842 | 8.7 | 26 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1977 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 10 |
| 1978 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 9 |
| 1979 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 12 |
| 1981 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 4 | 0 |
