Upton Bell grew up at the knee of the NFL's first great commissioner, his father, the legendary Bert Bell, who saved the game from financial ruin after World War II and was one of its greatest innovators. This book details Bell's firsthand experiences, which started as he watched his father draw up the league schedule each year in the kitchen.
Upton Bell first joined the Baltimore Colts as a training camp attendant in 1960 and worked his way up to personnel director in 1966. During his tenure the Colts were in three NFL championship games and two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl V after the completion of the AFL-NFL merger.¿In 1971 he was hired as the general manager of the New England Patriots (then known as the Boston Patriots), making him at age thirty-three the youngest general manager in the NFL.¿After leaving pro football Bell began a long broadcasting career in Boston, where he has served as both host and commentator and covered the country’s top newsmakers.He is a three-time AP talk radio award winner.
Ron Borges has covered the NFL¿since 1975. He serves on the Pro Football Hall of Fame election committee and the senior selection committee.
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