Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame | LeSean McCoy
BIOGRAPHY
Bert Bell
Owner
Eagles Career: 1933-40 | Eagles Hall of Fame Induction: 1987 | Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 1963
As the first owner of the Eagles (1933-40), co-owner of the Steelers (1941-46), and NFL commissioner (1946-59), Bell instituted the college draft and implemented TV policies, including the home game blackouts. In 1933, he moved the Frankford Yellowjackets to Philadelphia and renamed them the Eagles. In 1946, he moved the NFL office from Chicago to Bala Cynwyd, PA. Bell played and coached at Pennsylvania and led the Quakers to the Rose Bowl in 1916. A founder of the Maxwell Football Club, Bell was born February 25, 1895, in Philadelphia.