Ricky BellBell, Ricky LynnHeight: 6-2 Weight: 218 Born: April 8, 1955 Houston, TX Died: November 28, 1984 Inglewood, CA High School: John C. Fremont (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1974 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1975 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 1976 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (1st overall) 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL | 42 | RB | 11 | 10 |
| 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL | 42 | TB | 12 | 9 |
| 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1979 TB NFL | 42 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1980 TB NFL | 42 | RB | 14 | 12 |
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 42 | TB | 7 | 3 |
| 1982 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1982 SD NFL | 42 | RB | 4 | 0 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 64 | 50 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/3/1977 | 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL |
| Signed | 5/3/1977 | 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/16/1978 | 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL |
| Traded | 3/9/1982 | 1982 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1982 SD NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/31/1982 | 1982 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1982 SD NFL |
| Retired | 8/12/1983 | 1983 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1983 SD NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1979 TB NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1980 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 114 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL | 148 | 436 | 2.9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL | 185 | 679 | 3.7 | 56 | 6 | ||||
| 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1979 TB NFL | 283 | 1263 | 4.5 | 49 | 7 | ||||
| 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1980 TB NFL | 174 | 599 | 3.4 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1982 SD NFL | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 822 | 3063 | 3.7 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1979 TB NFL | 25 | 248 | 9.9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1980 TB NFL | 38 | 292 | 7.7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 97 | 842 | 8.7 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1982 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1979 TB NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1980 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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