Theo Bell
Theopolis Bell Jr.
Born: December 21, 1953
Bakersfield, CA USA
Deceased: June 21, 2006
Tampa, FL
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Arizona
High School: Bakersfield (CA)
Career: 1976-1985
Drafted: 1976 in Round 4, #120 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Theo Bell played from 1976 to 1985 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bell caught 136 passes for 2,375 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 19 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 15 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 29 | 748 | 25.8 | 72 | 2 |
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21 | 318 | 15.1 | 58 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 203 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 25 | 410 | 16.4 | 52 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 22 | 350 | 15.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 189 | 15.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 136 | 2375 | 17.5 | 72 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 39 | 390 | 10.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 152 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 45 | 378 | 8.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 339 | 10.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27 | 132 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 189 | 1511 | 8.0 | 35 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 9 |
| 1981 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 9 |
| 1982 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 0 |
