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RB · #0 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ricky Bell

Born 1955 6'2" · 220 lb USC Drafted 1977 · R1 #1 by TB 1977 – 1981 · 5 Seasons

Career with playoffs

62 Games 5 seasons
854 Rec Yds 13.8 / game
3 Rec TD 0.05 / game
99 Rec
67.3 Catch %
8.6 Y/Rec

147 Tgt5.8 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 88 1977'77
  2. 122 1978'78
  3. 260 1979'79
  4. 292 1980'80
  5. 92 1981'81
  1. 11 1977'77
  2. 15 1978'78
  3. 27 1979'79
  4. 38 1980'80
  5. 8 1981'81
  1. 0 1977'77
  2. 0 1978'78
  3. 2 1979'79
  4. 1 1980'80
  5. 0 1981'81
  1. 8.0 1977'77
  2. 8.1 1978'78
  3. 9.6 1979'79
  4. 7.7 1980'80
  5. 11.5 1981'81

Latest games · 1981

  1. W1 W 21–13 1/1 · 11 yds– TD
  2. @ W2 L 10–19 6/8 · 70 yds– TD
  3. W12 W 37–3 1/1 · 11 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1980 292 yds · 1 TD
Most TDs 1979 2 TD · 27 rec
Most catches 1980 38 rec · 58 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1980 7.7 Y/Rec · 38 rec

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