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		<title>Eddie Bell, Eagles, Tiger Cats, and Titans Defensive Player</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eddie Bell, who played defensive back and linebacker from 1955 to 1960 for the Philadelphia Eagles, Hamilton Tiger Cats, and New York Titans, died on November 16. Bell&#8217;s obituary at philly.com provides a nice summary of his career. Pictured here is Bell&#8217;s rookie card, a 1955 Bowman. Two things about the card are notable: first, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.footballcardgallery.com/1955+Bowman/67/Eddie-Bell/"><img alt="" src="http://www.footballcardgallery.com/pics/1955-Bowman/67_Eddie_Bell_football_card.jpg" title="1955 Bowman Eddie Bell rookie football card" class="alignright" width="210" height="310" /></a>Eddie Bell, who played defensive back and linebacker from 1955 to 1960 for the Philadelphia Eagles, Hamilton Tiger Cats, and New York Titans, died on November 16.  <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20091119_Eddie_Bell__pioneering_black_football_star__dies_at_78.html">Bell&#8217;s obituary at philly.com</a> provides a nice summary of his career.</p>
<p>Pictured here is <a href="http://www.footballcardgallery.com/1955+Bowman/67/Eddie-Bell/">Bell&#8217;s rookie card, a 1955 Bowman</a>.  Two things about the card are notable: first, it was unusual in the 1950&#8242;s for defensive players to appear on cards in their rookie seasons (see <a href="http://www.nearmintcards.com/blog/2009/08/21/d-is-for-defensive-players/">D is for Defensive Players</a>), and second, 1955 Bowmans are the only vintage football cards I can think of that indicated which players were rookies.  </p>
<p>Bell also appeared with the Eagles on 1956 and 1957 Topps cards.   You can see <a href="http://www.footballcardgallery.com/player/Eddie+Bell/">all three of Bell&#8217;s cards</a> in the Vintage Football Card Gallery.
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