Background
Bell was born in Cheju Island, South of Korea, the son of a Korean mother and an American father.
Bell was born in Cheju Island, South of Korea, the son of a Korean mother and an American father.
He was educated at Aquinas College, Perth and the University of Western Australia, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws.
Foreign information about the former Street Kilda player named Peter Bell, see Peter R. Bell. He played as a rover (or follower). In 1979 he was adopted by an Australian couple.
Bell spent his formative years in Kojonup, Western Australia.
Fremantle (1995)
In late 1994, Bell, who was at that time playing with the South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League, became one of the first two players signed by Fremantle, which made its debut in the Australian Football League the following year. Despite kicking two goals with his first two kicks in American Federation of Labor-Congress football, Bell failed to make an impression on Dockers" coach Gerard Neesham, who regarded him as too slow a runner to be a successful American Federation of Labor-Congress player.
Bell was selected for only two games in 1995. North Melbourne (1996–2000)
Bell was a premiership player with the Kangaroos in 1996 and 1999, and was named an All-Australian on the bench in 1999.
He scored four goals and had 31 possessions in the 1999 Grand Final to be one of the Roos best on the day.
Fremantle (2001–2008)
At the end of 2000, Fremantle sought his return and Bell was traded back to his original club As it happened, 2001 was a disastrous season for the Dockers, culminating in the dismissal of coach Damian Drum. These two wins were in part due to outstanding performances from Bell, who gathered thirty-eight possessions and two goals against Hawthorn in round 18, and forty-four disposals and three goals against Adelaide in round 22.
The following year he was appointed captain and in 2003 the club made the finals for the first time.
Bell was once again an All-Australian, this time as a follower. He continued his good form into 2004, winning another Doig Meda
However, Fremantle"s team performances were not as good, and in both 2004 and 2005 they narrowly missed making the finals. Despite offering to hand over the captaincy to Matthew Pavlich in 2003, he remained captain for five seasons until the end of the 2006.
At Subiaco Oval, enthusiastic supporters ring a bell (a play on his name) whenever Peter Bell gets a possession.
He was president of the American Federation of Labor-Congress Players Association from 2003 until the beginning of 2007. Retirement
Peter Bell announced his immediate retirement on 7 July 2008, having played his last game in the club"s Round 14 loss to Essendon. He played 286 games with North Melbourne and Fremantle.