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Ricky Bell
Ricky Lynn Bell
Position: RB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: April 8, 1955 in Houston, TX
College: USC
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1977 Draft
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View Details For: 19 Regular Season and 2 Playoff TDs Scored
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1977 | 22 | TAM | RB | 11 | 10 | 148 | 436 | 1 | 20 | 2.9 | 39.6 | 13.5 | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 0 | 23 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 524 | 1 | 4 |
| 1978 | 23 | TAM | RB | 12 | 9 | 185 | 679 | 6 | 56 | 3.7 | 56.6 | 15.4 | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 0 | 22 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 801 | 6 | 1 |
| 1979 | 24 | TAM | FB | 16 | 16 | 283 | 1263 | 7 | 49 | 4.5 | 78.9 | 17.7 | 25 | 248 | 9.9 | 2 | 26 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 1511 | 9 | 6 |
| 1980 | 25 | TAM | FB | 14 | 12 | 174 | 599 | 2 | 40 | 3.4 | 42.8 | 12.4 | 38 | 292 | 7.7 | 1 | 22 | 2.7 | 20.9 | 891 | 3 | 3 |
| 1981 | 26 | TAM | 7 | 3 | 30 | 80 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 4.3 | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 0 | 22 | 1.1 | 13.1 | 172 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 27 | SDG | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 64 | 50 | 822 | 3063 | 16 | 56 | 3.7 | 47.9 | 12.8 | 97 | 842 | 8.7 | 3 | 26 | 1.5 | 13.2 | 3905 | 19 | 15 | |||
| 5 yrs | TAM | 60 | 50 | 820 | 3057 | 16 | 56 | 3.7 | 51.0 | 13.7 | 97 | 842 | 8.7 | 3 | 26 | 1.6 | 14.0 | 3899 | 19 | 15 | ||
| 1 yr | SDG | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1977 | 22 | TAM | RB | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 23 | TAM | RB | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 24 | TAM | FB | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 25 | TAM | FB | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 26 | TAM | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 64 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1982 | 27 | SDG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 16 | ||||||
| Career | 64 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 3915 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1977 | 22 | TAM | RB | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 23 | TAM | RB | 12 | 9 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 24 | TAM | FB | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 25 | TAM | FB | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
| Career | 64 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 114 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)