Upton P. Bell[3] (born 1937) is an American former National Football League (NFL) executive, talk show host, and sports commentator.
[2] On his first day meeting the Colts players like Johnny Unitas, Ray Berry and Big Daddy Lipscomb, he was warmly welcomed and was told how much they appreciated his father.
[5][18] His later involvement in suspending Garrett, which suspension was reversed by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, was one of the reasons for Bell's later firing.
The team's board of directors agreed that if the Patriots lost to the Baltimore Colts in the final week of the regular season, Mazur would be fired.
The Patriots won, 21–17, helped by an 88-yard touchdown pass from Jim Plunkett to Randy Vataha (who had also played together at Stanford University[22]) in the fourth quarter.
[29] Starting in 1976, Bell began a long media career by making guest appearances on programs such as John Sterling’s show on WMCA in New York.
In 1983, Bell served as the color commentator for the Boston Breakers professional football team on WNEV and ESPN and was the studio host for Sports Channel New England.
He was the color commentator for the Boston College Eagles football radio broadcasts with play-by-play announcers Dan Davis in 1985 and Bob Lobel in 1986.
Bell was also a fill in-color commentator for Sports Channel New England's Boston Celtics games as well as host of their nightly talk show.
[35] Nationally, Bell worked on Ivy League football games on PBS alongside play-by-play announcer Dick Galiette and sideline reporter Sean McDonough in 1984.
[11] Notable people that Bell interviewed include George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Tip O'Neill, Stephen Hawking, Henry Kissinger, Ted Kennedy, Geraldine Ferraro, Norman Mailer, Regis Philbin, Frank McCourt, Jay Leno, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Jackie Mason, Sam Donaldson, Stephen King, Johnnie Cochran and Alan Dershowitz.
[35] In November 2010, Bell and Bob Lobel reunited briefly with a Sunday morning program on WXKS 1200 Radio in suburban Boston.