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Key Facts

Full name
Harold Bell

Known as
Harry Bell

Born
25 January 1897

Died
9 August 1980 (aged 83)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 24y 116d
Last game: 30y 116d

Height and weight
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 60 kg

Senior clubs
Carlton

Jumper numbers
Carlton: 29, 18, 14

Harry Bell

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CarltonV/AFL1921-19275550.0938%———0
Total1921-19275550.0938%———0

AFL: 2,626th player to appear, 4,092nd most games played, 6,218th most goals kickedCarlton: 361st player to appear, 319th most games played, 559th most goals kicked

Having played for VJFA side Preston, and Carlton District, Harry Bell was recruited by Carlton. After playing for and captaining the club’s junior team in 1920 he made his senior debut the following year. A serviceable rather than outstanding footballer, he played 56 VFL games and scored five goals for the Blues between 1921 and 1927. Bell later served as Carlton club secretary from 1940 to 1951. He was also the co-author, along with Hugh Buggy, of The Carlton Story, a book which has in small measure been used as a source for this series of profiles.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.