Dr· William Bell Enshrined
In ADs' Hall Of Fame
By jonn β. Henderson
Special To The Post
FAYETTEVILLE-Dr Wil
liam M. Bell, former Director
of Athletics at Fayetteville
State University (N.C.), has
been enshrined in the National
Association of Collgeiate Di
rectors o£- Athletics Hall of
Fame.
The ceremony took place
recently in Hollywood, Flori
da.
"It is a great honor." Bell
said of the selection, "to be
honored by your peers and to
cap off an active career like
this."
A native of Polk County,
Georgia, Dr. Bell received the
B.A., M.A. and the PhD
degree at Ohio State Universi
tv.
The 67-year-old Georgian is
somewhat responsible for
opening the doors for black
: athletics at major colleges in
the United States and was the
first black player to play
football at Ohio State.
Still active, and in good
shape, the 6-1 Bell still weighs
about 200 pounds, his playing
weight when he was named
All-Big Ten tackle and select
ed to several honorable men
tion All-America teams in
1931.
Bell's career spans include
positions at Howard Universi
ty, Assistant Football Coach;
Director of Athletics and head
coach at Clafin University,
Director of Athletics, Head
Football Coach and Chairman
of the Physical Education De
partment at Florida A&M
Univeristy ; Assistant Direct
or of Physical Training and
head coach at Tuskegee Army
Air Field during World War
II; and Director of Athletics
and head football coach at
North Carolina A&T State Uni
versity (1946-1968).
i Gary Berry Is
Determined To
Be Beet Back
By James Cuthbertson
Post Sports Editor
"If you don't believe in
yourself, you don't believe at
all," said cornerback Gary
Berry, who is determined to
become the best Defensive
Back that has ever existed.
What does a cornerback do?
"A cornerback has a million
and one responsibilities. He
is responsible for turning the
running back inside so that the
ends and tackles can take care
of him," said the 5'9"-155
pound son of Mr.and Mrs.
Rossie L. Berry of Rt. 7
Deri ta.
Seventeen year old Gary
likes basketball and soccer
and intends to play soccer
next year. He also likes travel
ing and lists New York City as
one of his favorite places
because there are so many
"places to go and things to
See."
He likes Bob McAdon
cause "he is quiet like me and
very likable and very enjoy
able...computer program
ming is in his future or profes
sional athletics .Fred William
son and Pam Grier are his
favorite stars..."The Exor
cist" and "Honor Thy Father"
are his favorite books...Barbe
que chicken Is his favorite
food along with cherry pie,
applesauce and hamburgers
and his most exciting moment
occured when he became most
valuable player for the Alex
ander Junior High Blue Devils
in the eighth grade in basket -
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Dr. William Bell
...Outstanding educator
Dr. Bell went to Iowa State
University as Associate dean
of students and professor of
physical education and recre
ation after leaving A&T State
University.
In 1970, he returned south
and accepted a position at
Fayetteville State University
as Director of Athletics and
Professor and Chairman of
the Department of Physical
Education and Recreation
where he remained until his
retirement last year.
However, Bell still serves on
the FSU staff in the office of
Development as an assistant
to the Chancellor of the Uni
versity.
He holds numerous honora
ry positions on the national
and local level. He is a former
member of the executive com
mittee of the National Associ
ation of Collegiate Directors
of Athletics and a past mem
ber of the NCAA college divi
sion basketball tournament
committee.
Bell has also contributed
and made many accomplish
ments to the world of sports
which include being inducted
into the 1975 A&T State Uni
versity Sports Hall of Fame;
The 1951 "outstanding Coach"
Award from the Pigskin Club
of Washington, D.C.; The 1965
Akron, Ohio Sports Hall of
Fame; and The 1965 National
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Physical Fitness Award.
While at FSU, Dr. Bell
established a $250 cash and
plaque award to be given
annually to the student-athlete
of the graduating class who
compiled the highest grade
point average, who has been a
I
regular lor at least one year,
and who is a leader and person
of good character.
An author. Bell is presently
writing his autobiography en
titled BLACK WITHOUT MA
LICE. which is expected to be
published this fall
"I have lived and worked
with sports and athletics bet
ween 35 and Ί0 years. Bell
concluded, "there isn't apport
in America that doesn't have
fair play and it gives me a
warm feeling of fulfillment to
have been associated with
athletics."
"Bill Bell", as he is known
to many in the nation of
sports, has abided" by the
Golden ..."Do unto others as
you wouid have them do unto
you."
No doubt that this philoso
phy has brought success to
Bell in the classroom, the
athletic field, and in the world.
AAIJ Announces
Revolution Park
Swim Meet
Swimmers from North and
South Carolina, Georgia, east
Tennessee and Virginia will
compete in an Amateur Athle
tic Union (AAU) sanctioned
swim meet at Revolution Park
on July 24, 25.
"We expect 40 to 50 teams,
probably 400 sw immers," said
Ted Hartsock, Chairman of
the Charlotte Bicentennial In
vitational Swim Meet.
AAU swimmers will com
pete in 78 events; Charlotte
Park and Recreation swim
mers will compete in 40
events, Hartsock said. "There
are close to 1000 awards to be
made to Charlotte Park and
Recreation and AAU swim
mers." But they cannot com
pete with each other, he said.
The first place awards, a
Bicentennial patch and medal,
will be provided by the Char
lotte Mecklenburg Bicenten
nial Committee, co-sponsor ôf
the event with the Central
YMCA. Trophies and ribbons
will also be awarded. Since the
meet is AAU sanctioned,
swimmers could break state
and world records, Mr. Hart
sock said.
ROBERT JERMARR REEVES
...Young tennis enthusiast
BATCH Downs Greensboro
For Easy Tennis Victory
By James Cuthbertson
Post Staff Writer
Robert Jermarr Reeves,
age six months, lay on a red
and white quilted blanket on
the grass at the War Memorial
Stadium Tennis complex-in
Greensboro Sunday pensively
playing with an optic yellow
tennis ball.
His mother and father, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Bernard Ree
ves were busily playing Ervin
McKinley and Howard Staton
on the tennis courts while
Alex Thompson, one of the
Black Association for Tennis
Charlotte's (BATCH) leading
players, looked at him and
asked inquistively, "Son, are
you ready for those lessons?"
Whether or not he is adopted
as the official symbol of Char
lotte's fastest growing tennis
club remains to be seen, but
"Jermarr" has already been
to matches in Greensboro and
Raleigh and is definitely being
exposed to tennis at an early
age.
A little older than Jermarr,
but just as enthusiastic were
15-year-old Eric Berry and
16-year-old Timothy Gibbs,
who brandished their racquets
in the sun and waited patiently
for their opponents, whom
they defeated 6-0, 6-0 later in
the afternoon.
The Senior man of BATCH
were not so lucky as their
doubles opponents from the
Triad area, who did not "show
for their match Saturday".
BATCH was lead by Charles
Parker's 6-1, 6-0 triumph,
James Cuthbertson's 4-6, 6-2,
6-4 come from behind triumph
over Shorty Williams, addi
tional victories by Floyd
Young, Frento Burton, Jac
ques Johnson, Cletis Dozier,
Hal Segars, and the BATCH
All-Stars.
Victories were recorded by
Mrs. Wildred Mack, Mrs. Ja
nice Hammond, Mrs. Marva
Howey, Ms. Kathy Wright and
Ms. Sharon Hayes and juniors
Eric Berry and Timothy
Gibbs.
BATCH played exceptional
ly well as a team and the
resultant was seen in the 20-8
margin of victory over the
Greensboro-Winston-Salem
All-Stars. BATCH will host the
Ebony Racquet Club of Ra
leigh, Saturday at West Char
lotte. beginning at 11 a.m.
Football Preview 1976
A&T Returns Nine Regulars
The Aggies ended a two
year drought last season as
the team finished with arT8-3
record and tied South Carolina
State for the Mid-Eastern Ath
letic Conference champion
ship
The lone and illustrious tra
dition at A&T has been de
fense ; however, last season it
Aas the offense which had the
:ans in an uproar.
Returning from last sea
ion's league leading offensive
jnit are nine regulars. The
wo losses will be major ones,
îowever, in Ail-Americans
jeorge Ragsdale (920 yards
-ushing) and tight end Walt
Bennett.
But Aggie fans have a lot to
imile about. Quarterback
Ellsworth Turner, perhaps the
most gifted thrower in the
south, returns along with his
favoritereceiver Dexter Feas
ter. The Turner-Feaster com
bination was the most devas
tating in the conference last
season and with the improve
ment of the Aggie running
game, the pair should enjoy an
even more spectacular sea
son.
For eight games last season,
little was heard from junior
running back Glenn Holland.
Holland had been playing in
the shadows of George Rags
dale and just wasn't getting
the game time.
Ragsdale, injured against
Grambling and Holland, step
ped in to gain 100 yards.
He gained another 100 against
Delaware State and was nam
ed "MEAC BACK OF THE
WEEK". Holland will be the
workhorse of the Aggie backs
this season.
Other backs that fit promi
nently into the Aggie plans
include Ron Scott (6-2. 210
Cal Hawkins <6-1. 180>. La
Barham (5-10. 200». ai
James Crowder » 6-2. 190
Handling the punting > .4 .·
for thejkggies will be H·
F -
Howell. Jr the coach
Howell averaged 35 7 *
kick as a freshman 1..
son.
The biggest que-;u>n sur
rounding the 191[6A\ I unit ball
season is the defen>e
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