Ricky Bell
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This article is about the two men who played professional football; Ricky Bell is also the name of a singer.
There are at least two men named Ricky Bell who played professional football a generation apart:
- one, Ricky Lynn Bell (April 8, 1955 - November 28, 1984) was a running back who went to college at Tailback U (University of Southern California) and was the NFL first overall draft choice in 1977, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He died in 1984 of heart failure caused by dermatomyositis.
- another, Ricky Bell (born February 10, 1974) was a cornerback who went to North Carolina State University and played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Chicago Bears, the Barcelona Dragons, the Orlando Rage, the Calgary Stampeders, the Ottawa Renegades, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.