Sport(s) Football Name Alexander Bell 1935–1937 Villanova Role American football player | 1951–1953 Villanova (line) Died February 3, 1986 1957–1959 Harvard (ends) Positions End | |
1940 Loyola Marymount (assistant) 1944 Delone Catholic HS (PA) | ||
Alexander F. Bell (c. 1915 – February 3, 1986, born Alexander Frank Belli) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Villanova University from 1960 to 1966. He compiled a record of 35–30 and took the Wildcats to two bowl games—the 1961 Sun Bowl and 1962 Liberty Bowl. Villanova won the Sun Bowl, 17–9, over Wichita State, but lost the Liberty Bowl, 6–0, against Oregon State.
Biography
Bell was a native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania. He played college football at Villanova from 1935 to 1937 as an end. Three years later he played for one season (1940) for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback.
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