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Born on June 17, 1940, in Shelby, North Carolina, Bobby Bell attended Minnesota and played linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League from 1963 to 1969 and in the National Football League from 1970 to 1974. He was an AFL All-Star from 1964 to 1969 and an NFL Pro Bowler from 1970 to 1972. Bell was regarded as one of the most physically gifted players and finest open-field tacklers in football history. He won AFL championships in 1966 and 1969 and was part of the Super Bowl IV championship team in 1969. In the 1969 AFL divisional playoff against the New York Jets, his coverage on running back Matt Snell during a crucial goal-line stand stopped the drive and forced a field goal, and Kansas City's 13-6 victory sent the team to its only Super Bowl triumph. He became the first Kansas City Chief elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983.
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