Background
Alvin Bell was born October 1, 1901 in Little Rock, Arkansas to William Euclid Bell and Josephine Kirst.
Alvin Bell was born October 1, 1901 in Little Rock, Arkansas to William Euclid Bell and Josephine Kirst.
He set a then record with 8 touchdowns in a game in 1919. Bell went to Vanderbilt University. His best sport was basketball, where he was selected All-Southern.
Bell was a starter the first time Vanderbilt met Tennessee in basketball in 1922.
He was said to have "played a hard floor game and started most of Vanderbilt"s rallies." Bell also was captain for the 1923-1924 team coached by Josh Cody and featuring Lynn Bomar and Gil Reese. On the football team he was the backup quarterback to Doc Kuhn.
Bell worked mainly in the Southwest Conference and Southeastern Conference, being referee-in-chief of both. He officiated in four Sugar Bowl games, three Cotton Bowl games, one Orange Bowl, and eight Blue-Gray Games.
And the 1936 United States. Olympic basketball trials.
Bell was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame posthumously in 1978.
At Vanderbilt, Bell was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.