Naval Academy Athletics

•    High School / Personal:  A 2022 graduate of Lee’s Summit North High School in Lee’s Summit, Mo., Bell was two-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball (4) and football (4) ... was home schooled until high school ... has had aspirations to become a fighter pilot from an early age ... also received offers from six other schools, including Army, Air Force, Iowa State, Kansas State and Colorado State ... grandfather, Bobby Bell Sr, was a two-time All-American (1961, ‘62) defensive lineman at Minnesota where he would go on to win the 1962 Outland Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman ... he also finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1962 ... he played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1963-74 (1963-69 AFL / 1970-74 NFL) ... he was an AFL All-Star for six-consecutive years (1964-69) and an NFL Pro Bowler for three-straight years (1970-72) ... he was a member of two AFL Championship teams and a World Championship team ... he was inducted into the Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1980, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and had his number (78) retired by the Chiefs ... he is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame ... father, Bobby Jr., attended Missouri where he played linebacker ... he was a fourth-round draft pick by the New York Jets in 1984 and also played for the Chicago Bears ...  son of Bobby Jr. and Sherri Bell.