Upton P Bell was born on 1937 and is an American former National Football League executive, talk show host, and sports commentator.
19 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 responsibilities included scouting and negotiating contracts with and signing of all college football recruits.
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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 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 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.