Sid: Bell part of Gophers' best football recruiting era

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Speaking of the unusual recruiting by the boosters, especially Knutson, the Gophers already had All-America high school quarterback Sandy Stephens of Uniontown, Pa., on the team in 1959, plus a highly recruited pair from Delaware in offensive guard John Mulvena and wide receiver Tom Hall, and some outstanding local players, among them Mike Wright, Tom Moe and Tom Brown.

But the additions of fullback Judge Dickson of Clairton, Pa., and receiver Robert Deegan of Lyons, Ill., in 1959; running back Bill Munsey of Uniontown, Pa., linebacker John Campbell of Wadena, Minn., and Bell in 1960; and Carl Eller of Winston-Salem, N.C., in 1961, brought many outstanding players to the roster that were big reasons the Gophers went 8-2 in both 1960 and 1961 and went to the Rose Bowl both years.

Most of those players went on to have better-than-average pro careers, an indication of why the Gophers had three great football teams in a row, including the 1962 team that went 6-2-1 and missed out on the Rose Bowl.

Yes, if Warmath were alive today, he would tell you what he talked about many times, that Bell was the best football player he ever coached, and that without Bell and the great contributions he made, the Gophers never would have compiled a record of 22-6-1 the three years that No. 78 was wearing the Maroon and Gold.

http://www.startribune.com/bell-part-of-gophers-best-football-recruiting-era/304015621/

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