Career

From 1956–1958, he was ranked first in the world in the long jump. Bell was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 1988. 1950 European Armed Forces Championship: Long Jump

1955 Amateur Athletic Union: Long Jump (1st)

1956 Olympics: Long Jump – 7.83 m (1st)

1956 National Collegiate Athletic Association: Long Jump – (1st)

1957 National Collegiate Athletic Association: Long Jump – 8.10 m (1st)

1957 Penn Relays: Long Jump

1957 Penn Relays: 100-meter dash

1959 Pan American Games: Long Jump (2nd)

1957 Penn Relays: Most Outstanding Athlete.

Achievements

• 1957 Penn Relays: Most Outstanding Athlete.

Membership

He set an National Collegiate Athletic Association record in the long jump, which stood for seven years, and is a charter member of both the Indiana Track and Field and Indiana University Athletic halls of fame.