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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

Career AV: 24 (3751st overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1977 22 TAM RB 42 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 2
1978 23 TAM RB 42 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 6
1979 24 TAM FB 42 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 10
1980 25 TAM FB 42 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 6
1981 26 TAM 42 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 1
1982 27 SDG 42 4 0 2 6 0 4 3.0 1.5 0.5 6 0 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 25
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 25
1 yr SDG 4 0 2 6 0 4 3.0 1.5 0.5 6 0 0 0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1977 22 TAM RB 42 11 10 4 1 0 0
1978 23 TAM RB 42 12 9 1 0 0 0
1979 24 TAM FB 42 16 16 6 1 0 0
1980 25 TAM FB 42 14 12 3 0 0 0
1981 26 TAM 42 7 3 1 1 0 0
Career 64 50 15 3 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1982 27 SDG 42 4 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 16
Career 64 50 1 10 0 10 10.0 3915

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 22 TAM RB 42 11 10 1 1 6
1978 23 TAM RB 42 12 9 6 6 36
1979 24 TAM FB 42 16 16 7 2 9 54
1980 25 TAM FB 42 14 12 2 1 3 18
Career 64 50 16 3 19 114

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing Att

1979 NFL 283 (5)

Rushing Yds

1979 NFL 1263 (6)

Rushing Yds/Game

1979 NFL 78.9 (8)
Career 47.9 (132)

Yds From Scrimmage

1979 NFL 1511 (7)

All-Purpose Yds

1979 NFL 1511 (9)

Touches

1979 NFL 308 (6)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1977 22 11 RB 58 62
1978 23 12 RB 116 33
1979 24 16 RB 205 59 9 21
1980 25 14 RB 107 37
1981 26 7 RB 17 121
1982 27 4 RB 1 147
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