Upton P Bell was born on 1937 and is an American former National Football League executive, talk show host, and sports commentator.
30 Facts About Upton Bell
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Upton Bell is the son of former NFL commissioner Bert Bell and Broadway theatre actress Frances Upton.
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Upton Bell's teammates included future college and National Basketball Association head coach Paul Westhead.
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Upton Bell played in the Narberth Basketball League, where future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame coach George Raveling was a teammate.
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Upton Bell was present on the day Bert Upton Bell suffered a fatal heart attack at Franklin Field during an Eagles-Steelers football game, on October 11,1959.
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Bert Upton Bell had named Baltimore Colts owner Carroll Rosenbloom as his executor.
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The elder Upton Bell had coached Rosenbloom at Penn and later convinced Rosenbloom to purchase the Baltimore Colts.
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Upton Bell started his football career by working at the Baltimore Colts' training camp, was an assistant equipment manager, moved to the ticket office, and in 1964 transitioned to the Colts' scouting department where he became personnel director in May 1966.
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Upton Bell's responsibilities included scouting, and negotiating and signing contracts with all college football recruits.
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Upton Bell played a role in drafting Mike Curtis and Norm Bulaich for the Colts.
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Upton Bell worked with hall of fame coaches Weeb Ewbank, Don Shula, and Chuck Noll.
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Upton Bell held the personnel director's job until he was hired to become the general manager of the then Boston Patriots.
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Upton Bell joined the Patriots in February 1971, and at age 33 was the NFL's youngest general manager.
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Upton Bell attempted a trade involving disgruntled Dallas Cowboys running back Duane Thomas coming to the Patriots and the Patriots Carl Garrett going to Dallas, which was reversed.
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Upton Bell later hired Bucko Kilroy and put together the Patriots' first scouting department.
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Upton Bell hired as assistant general manager Peter Hadhazy, who later became general manager of the Cleveland Browns.
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Upton Bell returned to professional football in 1974 with the purchase of the New York Stars in the World Football League.
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Upton Bell, who served as team president and general manager, relocated the team to Charlotte, North Carolina, where the team was renamed the Charlotte Hornets.
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Upton Bell recommended Charlotte to the NFL as a franchise city.
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In 1977, Upton Bell was the host of the Pats Post Game Show on WBZ.
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Upton Bell was a guest commentator on NECN and Sports Final on WBZ-TV.
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In 1983, Upton Bell served as the color commentator for the Boston Breakers professional football team on WNEV and ESPN and was the studio host for Sports Channel New England.
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Upton Bell was the color commentator for the Boston College Eagles football radio broadcasts with play-by-play announcers Dan Davis in 1985 and Bob Lobel in 1986.
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Upton Bell was a fill in-color commentator for Sports Channel New England's Boston Celtics games as well as host of their nightly talk show.
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Upton Bell was co-host of the first national television show on the NFL Draft on PBS in 1977.
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Upton Bell was involved in ESPN's first year covering the NFL draft.
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Upton Bell transitioned from sports talk on radio to general talk in 1988.
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Upton Bell succeeded Dave Maynard on WBZ radio in 1990.
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For three consecutive years, the Upton Bell Show was recognized by the Associated Press as Outstanding Talk Show in New England.
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In January 2015, Upton Bell suffered 39 fractures and a concussion in an automobile accident.