Si Bell

Si Bell
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position	End
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	April 18, 1894; Orchard Hill, Georgia
Died:	March 12, 1972 (aged 77); Gainesville, Georgia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg)
Career history
College	Georgia Tech (1915–1917)
Career highlights and awards
	SIAA championship (1916, 1917); National championship (1916, 1917); All-Southern (1916, 1917);

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.

[1] "News of the Alumni: '19". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Vol. 50, no. 4. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. 1972. p. 24. Retrieved 2014-09-21.

[2] The Technique, Volume 7, Issue 1

[3] Heisman, John M. (2012). Heisman: The Man Behind The Trophy. Simon & Schuster. p. 164. ISBN 978-1451682915.

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