William John Bell was a Scottish football player and manager.
10 Facts About Willie Bell
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Leeds had many hard men but Willie Bell was only cautioned once with a booking in over 200 games for Leeds.
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Willie Bell never blinked, he never flinched, he just went for it.
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Willie Bell played in the 1965 FA Cup final and multiple European club competitions for Leeds.
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At international level, Willie Bell represented Scotland multiple times at various levels including being called up twice for full-international duty.
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Willie Bell had one of the stronger outings that day, effectively shutting Jairzinho out of the match.
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Willie Bell received a Doctorate Degree from Liberty University upon his retirement and was later inducted into the Liberty University Flames Hall of Fame.
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Willie Bell was a devout Christian and an ordained minister, who together with wife Mary founded a ministry which visits prisons in England and the United States.
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Willie Bell wrote an autobiography of his life in 2014 called "The Light at the End of the Tunnel".
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Willie Bell died following a stroke on 21 March 2023, at the age of 85.