Shop Our Categories www.retrophilly.com Search site Retro Apparel Philly Relics Old Neighborhood Old Playgrounds Neat Eats Cool Times Good Sports Downashore Old School Apparel Elementary School Junior High High School Parochial Elementary School High School Colleges Cool Philly Gifts Retro Philly Art/Photos Retro Mugs Hats Philly Books Philly Music Pure Philly Philly Rocks Philly Soul Philly Bands Philly Jams Philly Folk Sale Customer Faves Press Contact Us Submit Search Retro Apparel Philly Relics Old Neighborhood Old Playgrounds Neat Eats Cool Times Good Sports Downashore Old School Apparel Elementary School Junior High High School Parochial Colleges Nav Menu 4 Cool Philly Gifts Retro Philly Art/Photos Retro Mugs Hats Philly Books Philly Music Pure Philly Philly Rocks Philly Soul Philly Bands Philly Jams Philly Folk Nav Menu 6 Sale Customer Faves Press Contact Us Nav Menu 7 Nav Menu 8 Home > Retro Apparel > Good Sports > Bert Bell Philly's Godfather of Pro Football Tee Alternative Views: $25.00 Availability:: Usually Ships in 2 to 3 Business Days Product Code: PSP056S1C Size*: 4x Small Medium Large XL XX-Large XXXL Shirt-Cut: Mens Ladies Apparel Style: Classic Short Sleeve T-shirt Classic Long Sleeve T-shirt [Add $3.00] Description Legendary Penn football quarterback dabbled in semi-pro football prior to founding the Philadelphia Eagles franchise in the NFL in 1933. The team had mixed results and after falling on hard times Bell became Eagles coach in the late 30s. After selling his interest in the team, Bell briefly served as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers beginning two games into the 1941 season. In 1946 Bell was named commissioner of the NFL and moved the league offices to Philadelphia, where he served until 1959. Bell was credited with bringing much-needed organization to the league and created many of the rules that are still in play today. He opened the doors to televising games, having a Pro Bowl at the end of every season and fostering mergers with other leagues. Running the league and dealing with the owners had its consequences and Bert Bell died of a heart attack at the age of 64 on October 11, 1959 while sitting in the end zone seats at an Eagles game, which he proudly paid for as always. His impact on the NFL is lasting and his place as father of the Philadelphia Eagles lives on! Color: Creamour tees are preshrunk 100% ringspun cottonFREE SHIPPING Related Products... Vintage Van Brocklin 1960 Eagles Raglan Tee Sonny Jurgensen Autographed Philadelphia Eagles TK Helmet Go Nova Basketball Spring Sweatshirt Vintage 1975-76 Doug Collins Sweatshirt $28.00 $300.00 $30.00 $30.00 Vintage Authentic Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium Seat Collectors Pen Villanova Basketball Raglan Tee Vintage 1978 Julius Erving Sweatshirt Vintage Authentic Game Used Phillies Bat Bottle Opener $200.00 $27.00 $30.00 $165.00 Browse for more products in the same category as this item: Retro Apparel > Good Sports Retro Apparel