Background on Upton Bell
Upton Bell is the son of Bert Bell, National Football League Commissioner from 1946 to 1959. Growing up inside the early NFL, Upton witnessed his father’s leadership: implementing a proactive anti-gambling policy; negotiating a merger with the All-America Football Conference (AAFC); bringing professional football successfully to television; creating the NFL Draft; and initiating the Sudden Death rule, which launched the meteoric rise in the popularity of professional football. Bell’s mother, Frances Upton, was a Broadway actress and movie star of the 1920s and 1930s and funded Bert Bell’s creation of the Philadelphia Eagles. Bell’s grandfather, John C. Bell, helped found the NCAA and served on the Walter Camp Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee which negotiated with President Teddy Roosevelt to save college football.
Upton Bell’s career in professional football began in the early 1960s working at the Baltimore Colts training camp and ticket office, advancing to head scout by the late 1960s. Bell served the team through two NFL Championships and two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl V in 1971. After leaving the Colts, Bell was hired as general manager of the Boston Patriots, encouraging their name change to the New England Patriots. He then bought the Charlotte Hornets, a team in the short-lived World Football League. Soon after the WFL folded, Bell began a broadcasting career in Boston, where for more than 40 years he has been a host and commentator covering the country’s top newsmakers. He is a three-time AP Talk Radio Award winner and author of Present at the Creation: My Life in the NFL and the Rise of America’s Game (University of Nebraska Press, 2017).
Scope of collection
Bell’s collection of sport artifacts and memorabilia from his and his father Bert Bell’s careers in professional sport includes hundreds of items, with a selection of items, including the Baltimore Colts Super Bowl ring, on permanent exhibit in the Special Collections reading room.
Series descriptions
Documents related to Upton Bell, Bert Bell, the Bell family and ancestors. Also includes documents, clippings, photographs, and artwork related to the history of football and sports.
Artifacts and memorabilia related to Upton Bell and his family and includes his career in sports and broadcasting.
Audio-visual materials related to Upton Bell and his family and includes his career in sports and broadcasting.
Inventory
Series 1. Documents
1917-2023
Bell, Bert: article "A private man in a public place" by Upton Bell
1983
Box 1: 1
Bell, Bert: article "A private man in a public place" by Upton Bell
1983
Box 14
Matted print of Boston Globe article.
Bell, Bert: biographical material
undated
Box 1: 2
Bell, Bert: book "On Any Given Sunday"
2004-2010
Box 1: 3
Bell, Bert: book "On any given Sunday" party - framed triptych
ca.2010
Box 14
Image of book cover, invitation
Bell, Bert: death
1959-2000
Box 1: 4
Bell, Bert: family - children
undated
Box 1: 5
Bell, Bert: family - Frances Upton
1933-2019
Box 1: 6
Bell, Bert: Haverford School: induction class of 1914
2010 Feb. 20
Box 1: 7
Bell, Bert: magazines
1970-1984
Box 1: 8
Bell, Bert: Narberth PA state historic marker - application
1997
Box 1: 9
Bell, Bert: Narberth PA state historic marker - newspaper clippings
1997
Box 1: 10
Bell, Bert: Narberth PA state historic marker dedication - photos
1997
Box 1: 11
Bell, Bert: NFL commissioner
1947-2016
Box 1: 12
Bell, Bert: NFL draft
ca.1947-2010
Box 1: 13
Bell, Bert: Philadelphia Eagles
ca.1935-2016
Box 1: 16
Bell, Bert: photo montage
undated
Box 9
Gifted by Art Rooney, Jr. (2 copies, 1 framed)
Bell, Bert: Photographs - Base Hospital, Unit 20 Medical Corps members
1918
Box 13
Includes corps members Bert Bell and John B. Kelly during WWI
Bell, Bert: photographs - early football
ca.1915-1925
Box 1: 14
Bell, Bert: Photographs - Portrait
ca.1950
Box 13
Bell, Bert: Photographs - Portrait memorial
ca.1959
Box 13
Bell, Bert: photographs - Pres. Harry S. Truman and Preston Marshall
1949 Sept 15
Box 1: 15
Bell, Bert: Photographs - University of Pennsylvannia football team
1922
Box 13
Coach Bert Bell with Head Coach John Heisman, Coach Tom Davies, coaching staff, and several players
Bell, Bert: Pro Football Hall of Fame
1962-1996
Box 1: 17
Bell, Bert: "Steagles" football team
1943
Box 1: 18
Bell, Bert: Univ. of Penn.
ca.1920-2000
Box 1: 19
Bell, Bert: Univ. of Penn. Athletic Hall of Fame
ca.2000
Box 1: 20
Bell, Bert: Univ. of Penn. vs. Harvard game
2016
Box 1: 21
Bell, Bert: World War I
1918
Box 1: 22
Bell, Bert: youth
undated
Box 1: 23
Bert Bell Award (Maxwell Club)
1962-2012
Box 1: 24
Bert Bell Memorial Awards and Conference
ca.1960-2013
Box 1: 25
Bell, Bert, Jr.
undated
Box 1: 26
Bell, Jane
undated
Box 1: 27
Bell, John C.
undated
Box 1: 28
Bell, John C., Jr.
undated
Box 1: 29
Bell, Upton: accident
2015
Box 1: 30
Bell, Upton: Alaska -- photos
undated
Box 22
Bell, Upton: archive
2020
Box 1: 31
Bell, Upton: article + correspondence from Rodger Van Allen
1995
Box 1: 32
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - American Football Conference media guides binder
1970
Box 4
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - articles on Carroll Rosenbloom
ca.1965
Box 1: 33
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - Best game ever played (1958)
1959-2016
Box 1: 34
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - correspondence
undated
Box 1: 35
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - media guide
1970
Box 1: 36
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - National Football Conference media guides binder
1970
Box 4
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - news newspaper clippings
1966-2011
Box 1: 37
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - obituaries
1972-2019
Box 1: 38
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - photographs
ca.1965-1970
Box 1: 39
Photos with Don Shula, Don McCaffery, other Colts members
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - photograph portraits
ca.1967-1970
Box 1: 40
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - Super Bowl III newspaper clippings
2007-2008
Box 1: 41
Bell, Upton: Baltimore Colts - Super Bowl V articles
1971
Box 1: 42
Bell, Upton: banner by Paul Szep
undated
Box 9
Bell, Upton: biographical
undated
Box 1: 43
Bell, Upton: Boston College Carquest Bowl
1994
Box 1: 44
Bell, Upton: Boston Garden - closing and press credential
1988-1995
Box 1: 45
Bell, Upton: Boston Pops Christmas event
1995-1996
Box 1: 46
Bell, Upton: Boston Pops committee
1993-1996
Box 1: 47
Bell, Upton: broadcasting
undated
Box 1: 48
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - Calling All Sports (WBZ radio)
1978-1979
Box 1: 49
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - Calling All Sports (WBZ radio)
1991-1992
Box 1: 50
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - Sports Beat (WSBK TV38)
ca.1990-1996
Box 1: 51
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - Sportsline (WEEI AM radio)
1984
Box 1: 52
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - Sports Weekly (WGBH)
1979-1980
Box 1: 53
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - Upton Bell Show (various stations)
1998-2001
Box 1: 54
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - Upton Bell Show (WCRN)
ca.2009
Box 1: 55
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - Upton Bell Show (WMEX)
ca.1998-2003
Box 1: 56
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - Upton Bell Show (WTAG Worcester)
1992-1998
Box 1: 57
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - WBZ-4TV
1989-1997
Box 1: 58
Bell, Upton: broadcasting - WHDH charity events
ca.1987
Box 1: 59
Bell, Upton: calendars
2018-2024
Box 10
Bell, Upton: caricature illustrations
undated
Box 1: 60
Bell, Upton: caricatures and cartoons
undated
Box 9
"Bob Lobel, Joe Fitzgerald, Bob Ryan, and Upton Bell". "Bring back Bob and Upton". "Uppie". "Hornets" by Eugene Payne.
Bell, Upton: caricatures and cartoons - "On the town with Smoki Bacon and Dick Concannon … Radio and TV personality Upton Bell"
ca.1985
Box 13
Bell, Upton: certificates of appreciation
undated
Box 1: 61
Bell, Upton: certificates of appreciation
1959-1981
Box 13
Resolution: State of Pennsylvannia honors Bert Bell (1959); Resolution: PA House of Representatives honors Bert Bell (1959); Downtown Athletic Club and Heisman Memorial Trophy Committee (1981); Honorary Citizen of Quincy, Mass. (1972)
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets
undated
Box 1: 62
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets - newspaper clippings
1974-1975
Box 1: 63
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets - photographs
ca.1974
Box 1: 66
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets - poster
1975
Box 14
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets - programs
1974
Box 1: 64
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets - programs
1975
Box 1: 65
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets - scrapbook with clippings
1974-1975
OS shelf
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets - scrapbook with clippings
undated
Box 8
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets (New York Stars) training camp guide
1974
Box 1: 67
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets - training camp guide
1975
Box 1: 68
Bell, Upton: Charlotte Hornets - World Football League game rules
1974
Box 2: 1
Bell, Upton: China -- photos, postcards and momentos
undated
Box 22
Bell, Upton: correspondence
2000
Box 2: 4
Bell, Upton: correspondence
2000-2022
Box 2: 5
Bell, Upton: correspondence - celebrities
1971
Box 2: 7
Letters from Spiro Agnew, Frank Sinatra, Joe Kennedy, Stephen King
Bell, Upton: correspondence - greeting cards
undated
Box 2: 8
Bell, Upton: correspondence - Pittsburgh Steelers
1969-2010
Box 2: 10
Letter from Chuck Noll (Steelers head coach), note from Dan Rooney (US Ambassador to Ireland)
Bell, Upton: correspondence and postcards with Art Rooney Jr.
ca.1966-2022
Box 2: 6
Bell, Upton: correspondence with Pearce B. Johnson (Providence Steamers Football Club)
ca.2000
Box 2: 9
Bell, Upton: Escoffier dinner
1972
Box 2: 11
Bell, Upton: Harvard lunch with Bill Delahunt
2017
Box 2: 12
Bell, Upton: invitations
undated
Box 2: 14
Bell, Upton: invitations to Maxwell Club dinner
1962
Box 13
Bell, Upton: marriage certificate
2021
Box 2: 13
Bell, Upton: memorabilia
undated
Box 2: 15
Photos with Art Rooney, letter from lawyer, Willie Mays
Bell, Upton: memorabilia signed
undated
Box 2: 16
Photos, autographs from Jack Nicholson, boxers, hockey players
Bell, Upton: National Football League
2020
Box 2: 17
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots - Bell firing - newspaper clippings
1972
Box 6: 1
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots - black out policy letter from Edward Kennedy
1972
Box 2: 19
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots - Coach John Mazur newspaper clippings
1972
Box 6: 2
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots - Coach John Mazur newspaper clippings
1972
Box 6: 3
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots - Coach John Mazur newspaper clippings
1972
Box 6: 4
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots - media guide
1970
Box 2: 28
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots - photograph
undated
Box 2: 30
Photographs of Upton Bell in his role at the Patriots
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots - Rozelle newspaper clippings
1971
Box 2: 23
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots correspondence
1971
Box 2: 25
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots correspondence
1972
Box 2: 26
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots correspondence
1973
Box 2: 27
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots newsletter
1971
Box 2: 18
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots newspaper clippings
1971
Box 2: 20
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots newspaper clippings
1972
Box 2: 21
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots newspaper clippings
ca.1973
Box 2: 22
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots newspaper clippings - Miracle at Foxboro
1971-2001
Box 2: 24
Bell, Upton: New England Patriots photographs with Shula, Plunkett, Sullivan, Bucko Kilroy
1971-1972
Box 2: 29
Bell, Upton: newspaper clippings
1978-1995
Box 2: 2
Bell, Upton: newspaper clippings
2000-2024
Box 2: 3
Bell, Upton: newspaper clippings
1972-1995
Box 13
Bell, Upton: oral history transcript "Stealing the Lord's Day"
ca.2010
Box 2: 31
Bell, Upton: photo calendars
2019-2020
Box 2: 33
Bell, Upton: photographs
1975-1999
Box 2: 34
Photos with Bob Lobel, various journalists, at the Eagles Induction Ceremony
Bell, Upton: photographs
ca.2000-2015
Box 2: 35
Photos with friends, at Harvard Stadium
Bell, Upton: Photographs - A Tribute to Gino Cappelletti by Rotary Club of Wellesley (Mass.)
2012
Box 13
Program with photograph of Upton Bell and Cappelletti
Bell, Upton: Photographs - Bell with Bob Lobel, WBZ Radio "Calling All Sports"
1978
Box 13
Bell, Upton: photographs - celebrities
undated
Box 2: 37
Photos with Angie Dickinson, Larry Bird, YoYo Ma, and other celebrities
Bell, Upton: photographs - children and grandchildren
ca.1972-2012
Box 2: 36
Photos with son, grandsons
Bell, Upton: Photographs - China trip
ca.1985
Box 13
Bell, Upton: Photographs - Escoffier Dinner at Harvard Club
1971
Box 13
Bell, Upton: photographs - events
undated
Box 2: 38
Photos with various boxing, tennis, and football personnel/celebrities
Bell, Upton: Photographs - G.M. Bell at Patriots Training Camp at UMass Amherst
1971
Box 13
Bell, Upton: photographs - JoAnne O'Neill
ca.2009-2019
Box 2: 39
Photos with JoAnne O'Neill, family members
Bell, Upton: Photographs - Malvern Prep basketball game
ca.1958
Box 13
#11 Bell with #22 Vince Wolfingston and #15 Paul Westhead
Bell, Upton: Photographs - Malvern Prep track at Penn. Meet of Champions
ca.1957
Box 13
Bell, Upton: Photographs - President G.H.W. Bush interview
1990
Box 13
Bell, Upton: Photographs - President G.H.W. Bush interview with crew
1990
Box 13
Bell, Upton: Photographs - President G.H.W. Bush interview with football
1990
Box 13
Bell, Upton: Photographs - Pro Football Writer's Dinner
1971
Box 13
Upton Bell with Howard Cosell and Curt Gowdy
Bell, Upton: poem "An ode to Upton" by Dick Dray
2002
Box 2: 32
Bell, Upton: Pres. George H. W. Bush interview
1990
Box 2: 42
Bell, Upton: printed matter
undated
Box 2: 43
Bell, Upton: printed matter - "Bird, a basketball legend"
undated
Box 2: 44
Bell, Upton: programs
undated
Box 2: 40
Bell, Upton: programs
undated
Box 2: 41
Bell, Upton: Schooling - La Salle College High School - Bob Herdelin
ca.1958
Box 2: 48
Bell, Upton: Schooling - La Salle College High School basketball
ca.1958
Box 2: 47
Bell, Upton: Schooling - Malvern Prepartory School
1957
Box 2: 46
Bell, Upton: Schooling - Waldron Academy Sports
ca.1955
Box 2: 45
Bell, Upton: scrapbook - newspaper clippings
ca.1965-1972
Box 3
Bell, Upton: scrapbook - newspaper clippings
1959-1975
Box 3
Bell, Upton: scrapbook - newspaper clippings
ca.1965-1973
Box 3
Bell, Upton: scrapbook - photos and newspaper clippings
ca.1973-2000
Box 3
Bell, Upton: scrapbook - photos and newspaper clippings
ca.1973-2015
Box 3
Bell, Upton: scrapbook - photos and newspaper clippings
ca.1980-2010
Box 3
Bell, Upton: speaking engagements
undated
Box 2: 49
Bell, Upton: Szep, Paul
undated
Box 2: 50
Bell, Upton: tickets
undated
Box 2: 51
Bell, Upton: Writings - "Any given Sunday" (article)
2000 Sept.
Box 2: 52
Bell, Upton: Writings - "How Bert Bell married the showgirl, ignored the virgin, and ran the NFL"
undated
Box 2: 54
Bell, Upton: Writings - "Night the carburetors died"
undated
Box 2: 58
Bell, Upton: Writings - "Protecting the shield"
undated
Box 2: 61
Bell, Upton: Writings - "Settling the score"
2001 Dec.
Box 2: 63
Bell, Upton: Writings - "The man who made the game" with co-author David Chanoff
undated
Box 2: 57
Bell, Upton: Writings - "The road back" (Boston Magazine)
2016 Nov.
Box 2: 62
Bell, Upton: Writings - "Voice Over"
1998 Aug.
Box 2: 64
Bell, Upton: Writings - Boston Social Scene (magazine)
1989 Apr.-1989 Aug.
Box 2: 53
Bell, Upton: Writings - fragments and proposals
ca.1985-2020
Box 2: 55
Bell, Upton: Writings - guest columns
ca.1990-1999
Box 2: 56
Bell, Upton: Writings - Present at the creation - book release
2017-2019
Box 2: 60
Bell, Upton: Writings - Present at the creation - pre-production
ca.2013-2017
Box 2: 59
Book: Eagles Encyclopedia
2005
Box
Book: The Pats: an illustrated history of the New England Patriots
2018
Box
Boston Red Sox: Boston Evening Globe section
1918
Box 8
World Series Championship win
Catalog: Charles M. Conlon baseball portfolio
2011
Box 2: 65
Cleveland Browns: Paul E. Brown contract
1945-1958
Box 2: 66
Crowell, Wilmer: death
1945
Box 2: 69
Genealogy
undated
Box 2: 70
Illustration by Paul Szep
undated
Box 9
Illustration: New England Patriots mascot
undated
Box 14
Framed, copper-embossed relief
Illustration: "I tried to beat them for seventy bucks…How about you?" by Paul Szep
undated
Box 14
Illustration: "Philadelphia Eagles story coloring book"
undated
Box 14
original illustration plus paste-up
Illustration: "The boys night out" by Paul Szep
undated
Box 14
Artist proof of caricature of two men dining
Illustration: caricature of Upton Bell by Hayes
1983
Box 14
Image of Upton Bell reading Sports Illustrated at a microphone.
Illustration: color lithogaph: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD by Paul DeRemigis, Jr.
ca.1990
Box 13
Illustration: football players by Robert Riger (5 prints)
1960
Box 9
Illustration: New England Patriots - Upton Bell and players by Phil Bissell
ca.1971
Box 14
Illustration: New England Patriots GM and players by Phil Bissell
ca.1971
Box 14
Oversized paste-up illustration, possibly for newspaper
Illustration: New England Patriots GM Bell and others by Phil Bissell
ca.1972
Box 13
Illustration: Philadelphia Eagles parade by Dan Duffy
2018
Box 14
"2018 Championship Parade" word art illustration
Illustrations: football calendars by artist Steve Sabol
2010-2013
Box 13
Memorial services
2003-2016
Box 2: 71
Miller, Johny: Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame induction
2019
Box 2: 72
Newspaper clippings: Boston Globe section - "Schaefer Stadium - Home of the New England Patriots"
1971
Box 8
Newspaper clippings: Boston Globe? - "Even in a time of crisis the Bells are unflappable"
1972
Box 8
Newspaper clippings: football
ca.1960-1980
Box 2: 67
Newspaper clippings: football
ca.2000-2022
Box 2: 68
Newspaper clippings: New York Times, Sports Sunday section - "The N.F.L. at 100"
2019 Dec. 23
Box 8
Newspaper clippings: oversize
1975-2019
Box 9
O'Neill, JoAnne Hurst: employment inquiries
1969
Box 2: 73
O'Neill, JoAnne Hurst: Frank Gifford and New York Giants
1962-2019
Box 2: 74
O'Neill, JoAnne Hurst: Miami Dolphins employment
1969-2002
Box 2: 75
O'Neill, JoAnne Hurst: New England Patriots and Boston employment
1971-1999
Box 2: 76
Philadelphia Eagles: book and article by Will Bunch
ca.2010
Box 2: 77
Photo album: wedding of David Shula, son of Don Shula and wife Dorothy
1982
Box 11
Photos, matted: Football Hall of Fame
ca.1990
Box 14
exhibits of Philadelphia Eagles, Bert Bell, Baltimore Colts
Poster: Boston Garden
1993
Box tub
Poster: Tournament of Roses football game (photocopies)
1917
Box 9
Bert Bell played in this game.
Rooney: Art Jr.: postcards
ca.2015-2023
Box 10
ca. 100 postcards sent to Upton Bell
Scrapbook: newspaper clippings
1959-1973
Box 8
Upton, Frances: actress
1929-1933
Box 2: 79
Upton, Frances: biographical material
undated
Box 2: 78
Upton, Frank
undated
Box 2: 80
Upton, William Cleary
undated
Box 2: 81
Watercolor: Venice canals
undated
Box 14
Signed by artist on backing: "To Upton - This scene is where I 1st saw you (but under the boat!)"
Series 2. Artifacts
1917-2023
Apron: Celebrity Waiters Luncheon (signed)
undated
Box 11
Ashtray: Baltimore Orioles World Series Victory
1970
Box 12
Badge: Upton Bell - John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
undated
Box 11
Badge: Upton Bell -- member, 1994 Presidents at Pops Committee
1994
Box 11
Badge: Upton Bell - Radio & TV Sports Personality (2)
undated
Box 11
Bag with business cards, Boston College football ticket, film negatives, cuff links, political pins
Box 11
Baltimore Colts: clock
ca.1969
Box 11
Baltimore Colts: coach's polo shirt
ca.1970
Box 5
Baltimore Colts: coffee mug
ca.1968
Box tub
Baltimore Colts: lapel pin
ca.1968
On display
Baltimore Colts: lapel pin
ca.1969
On display
Shaped like a bucking colt.
Baltimore Colts: N.F.L. Champions watch
1968
Box On display
Baltimore Colts: presentation box
1971
On display
Wood box given for the World Championship ring
Baltimore Colts: stop watch
ca.1968
Box 7
Used by Upton Bell as Head Scout.
Baltimore Colts: Super Bowl tie clip and cuff link
ca.1969
Box 11
Baltimore Colts: T-shirt
ca.2020
Box 5
Reebok brand blue T-shirt.
Baltimore Colts: wallet and insurance card
ca.1970
Box 5
Vinyl wallet owned by Upton Bell and Union Labor Life Insurance Co. card.
Baseball bat: Boston Red Sox American League champions limited edition
1946
Box 14
Given to Bert Bell. Known as the Louisville Slugger World Series Black Bat with facsimile signatures of all players in gold on an ebonized bat.
Baseball bat: NY Yankees World Series champions limited edition
1949
Box 14
Given to Bert Bell. Known as the Louisville Slugger World Series Black Bat with facsimile signatures of all players in gold on an ebonized bat.
Baseball: signed by Robin Roberts
after 1976
Box 4
Signed by Paul Szep and friends
Bell, Bert: belt buckle
ca.1959
On display
Worn by Bert Bell on the day he died.
Bell, Bert: centennial commemorative T-shirt
1995
Box 5
Bell, Bert: money clip
ca.1959
On display
Worn by Bert Bell on the day he died.
Bell, Bert: University of Pennsylvania football charm
1916
On display
Bell, Bert: University of Pennsylvania silver trophy
1919
On display
Awarded to Bert Bell for drop kicking
Boston Patriots: coach's polo shirt
ca.1972
Box 5
Boston Red Sox: World Series pin set
undated
Box 7
Set includes championship trophy, "Fall Classic", WS AL Champions"
Button: Sportsbeat TV38 WSBK Boston
ca.1990
Box 7
Charlotte Hornets: coach's polo shirt
ca.1974
Box 5
Charlotte Hornets: football helmet
ca.1974
On display
Game worn with pads and chin strap.
Charlotte Hornets: football helmet
ca.1974
Box tub
Game worn; missing chin strap.
Charlotte Hornets: football
ca.1974
Box 4
Stamped "World Football League".
Charlotte Hornets: football
ca.1975
On display
Autographed by team members.
Charlotte Hornets: jersey
ca.1974
Box 15
Charlotte Hornets: jersey
ca.1974
On display
Black, home, game-worn jersey (no. 47).
Charlotte Hornets: jersey
ca.1974
Box
White, road, game-worn jersey (no. 38).
Charlotte Hornets: memorabilia, Charlotte City Club coat check, Kings Mountain centennial coin, cigar
1974
Box 11
Charlotte Hornets: pennant
ca.1973
Box 15
Charlotte Hornets: plaque
ca.1973
Box 9
City of Charlotte welcoming the team to the city.
Charlotte Hornets: Shorts
ca.1974
Box 15
Charlotte Hornets: T-Shirt
ca.1974
Box 15
Charlotte Hornets: T-Shirt
ca.1974
Box 15
Charlotte Hornets: T-Shirt (2)
ca.1974
Box 15
Charlotte Hornets: windbreaker (2)
ca.1974
Box 15
Chicago Bears World Championship football charms
1946
On display
Two gold charms: one inscribed to Bert Bell and the other inscribed to Upton Bell
Clock: Sportsbeat (WSBK Boston)
ca.1985
Box 4
Clock: Taj Mahal building
undated
Box 12
Clothing: "It's a Hawk…It's a Tank…It's a Schwarzkopfman" T-Shirt
undated
Box 15
Clothing: Bert Bell 100 Year Anniversary T-Shirt
undated
Box 15
Clothing: Bert Bell Day T-Shirt
undated
Box 15
Clothing: Great Wall of China Sweatshirt
undated
Box 15
clothing: Indianapolis polo shirt
undated
Box 15
Clothing: Muhammad Ali training shorts
undated
Box 15
Coin: Babe Ruth Shrine
undated
Box 7
Crock: To Upton Bell from The Damn Yankees
1977
Box 12
Cuff link: NFL Championship
1964
Box 7
Baltimore Colts vs Cleveland Browns
Cuff links: Nixon-Agnew inauguration
1969
Box 7
Hall of Fame Bowl: lapel pin
ca.1990
Box 7
Hat: "McGrew Crew"
undated
Box 12
Jewelry: Malvern Preparatory School Class Ring
1956
Box 11
Jewelry: Youth, Tie Pins, Religious Pins
undated
Box 11
Jigsaw puzzle: Jim Plunkett
1971
Box 10
Lanyard and Sunglasses: Nantucket Film Festival
1997
Box 11
Lanyard: Boston Athletic Association, 101st Boston Marathon Press Pass
2001
Box 11
Lanyard: Massachusetts Handicap Media Pass, Suffolk Downs
1996
Box 11
Lanyard: Media Pass for Sail Boston
2010
Box 11
Lanyard: Oldies Concert VIP Lanyard (Upton Bell) with The Beach Boys
undated
Box 11
Lanyard: press pass to World Middleweight Championship
1981
Box 11
Lanyard: Quebec Summer Festival Press Pass Upton Bell
1995
Box 11
Lanyard: Upton Bell / Boston Globe Personal Finance Conference
undated
Box 11
Malvern Prep: letterman's sweater
ca.1956
Box 15
Malvern Prep: track and field letter with pin
ca.1956
Box 15
Maxwell Awards: commemorative T-shirt
1990
Box 5
Medal: Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops
1978
Box 11
Medal: Bert Bell Hall of Fame Immortals by Franklin Mint
1972
Box 7
Solid bronze, first edition proof set.
Medal: Bob Woolf Sports Festival
1996
Box 11
Medal: Indoor Games, National Guard New York 10th Infantry
1920
On display
Second place medal for 60 yard novice dash given to Bert Bell.
Medal: University of Pennsylvania 60th Relay Race Carnival
1954
Box 7
Awarded to Bert Bell as race marshal.
Money: Costa Rican bills and coins
undated
Box 11
Mug: Boston Breakers
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Box 12
Mug: N.Y. Giants
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Box 12
Mug: New England Patriots
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Box 12
Mug: William Cleary
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Box 12
National Football League: coin
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Box 7
Annual Meeting in Honolulu member's coin
New England Patriots: plaque
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OS shelf
New England Patriots: tie clip
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Box 7
New England Patriots: tie tack
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Box 7
Ornaments: Boston Garden
1995-1998
Box 7
Christmas ornament and commemorative gift for the last game at the old Boston Garden arena
Painting: Portrait of Bert Bell
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On display
Painting: Portrait of Bert Bell by Paul Szep
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On display
Philadelphia Eagles: banner
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Box 5
Wool banner with design of helmets through the years
Philadelphia Eagles: document case
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Box 9
Pin: FDNY Squad 18
ca.2002
Box 11
Gifted to Upton Bell after 9/11
Plaque: Blue Hills of A.Z.A., "Sportsman of the Year"
1973
Box tub
Plaque: Brith Shalom National Sports Award
20127
Box tub
Presented to Bert Bell. 2 pieces
Plaque: Montclair Men's Club
1972
Box tub
Plaque: New England Sports Lodge
1986
Box tub
Pop Warner Hall of Fame trophy
1980
Box tub
Presented to Upton Bell in memory of Bert Bell
Pro Football Hall of Fame: commemorative T-shirt
ca.2000
Box 5
Ryder Cup: computer bag
1999
Box tub
Ryder Cup: lanyard media passes
1999
Box 11
Sculpture: Bert Bell by Gail Folwell
2015
Box
"Quarterback snap" in bronze, 10x12x13 in. Full-size sculpture is titled "The NFL Draft, 1936" and installed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Sculpture: Chuck Bednarik by Brian Hanlon
2011
On display
32.5 cm tall; resin replica of life-size sculpture at Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania
Sculpture: commemorative Bert Bell
undated
Box 11
Sign: Upton Lane
2006 Sept. 21
Box 14
Soap: Don Shula's Hotel and Golf Club
undated
Box 7
For the opening of the hotel
Super Bowl V championship ring
1971
On display
Awarded to Upton Bell as Head Scout of the Baltimore Colts
Super Bowl VI: key chain
1972
Box 7
Super Bowl XXI: auxiliary press pass
1987
Box 7
Super Bowl XXXI: player listings and assorted artifacts
1997
Box 11
Super Bowl XXXI: tote bag
1997
Box 15
Ticket: Burroughs Wharf
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Box 11
Tie: boxing match of Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
1987
Box 5
Tote bag: Car Quest Bowl
undated
Box 12
Trading card: Milt Schmidt
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Box 7
Autographed "Legends of Hockey" card.
Trophy: "A good sport"
1992
Box tub
Trophy: Amvets Sports Pilgrim Award
1979
Box tub
Wine set: WEEI Sports Radio 1st Annual Whiney Awards
2003
Box 11
WMEX: miniature billboard
ca.1990
Box 7
"Upton Bell weekdays at 4 p.m."
Series 3. Audio-visual
1917-2023
Cassette: MLK "I Have A Dream" Speech
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Cassette: Penn vs. Brown
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Cassette: Upton Bell Show WTAG
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Box 21
Cassette: Upton Bell Talk
1996 Mar.
Box 21
Cassette: Upton Bell with Don King
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Box 18
Cassettes: Upton Bell Show
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Box 21
CD: Boston Celtics Havlicek Stole the Ball
2004
Box 21
CD: Frances Upton Bell Info
2007 Feb.
Box 17
CD: The Russ Francis Show
2007 Jan. 20
Box 21
CD: Upton 1 - 5
2008 July 16
Box 18
CD: Upton Bell head shot Photos from Boston Magazine
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Box 17
CD: Upton Bell Promo 10/25
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CD: Upton Bell, Jingle, Promo, Commercial
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DVD: "Philadelphia Eagles: The Complete Story"
2004
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DVD: "Whoopie" 1930
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DVD: 1970s Baltimore Colts Super Bowl
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Box 16
DVD: Boston's Greatest Sports Stories: Beyond the Headlines
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DVD: Interview with George H. W. Bush
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Box 18
DVD: Lance William Game of Shadows/Upton #2
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Box 18
DVD: NFL Films - Bert Bell Draft Video
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Box 16
DVD: NFL Films - Johnson, Bell Interviews
2012
Box 16
DVD: NFL Films, Upton Bell Interview
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DVD: On Any Given Sunday, A Life of Bert Bell (2 Copies)
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DVD: Star Spangled Sundays Episode 1
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DVD: Star Spangled Sundays Episode 2
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Box 16
DVD: The Literati Scene with Smoki & Dick, Interviewee Upton Bell
2017 Nov. 1
Box 18
DVD: Upton Bell "Be My Guest!"
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Box 21
DVD: Upton Bell 1-26-18 Master Copy
2018 Jan. 26
Box 18
DVD: Upton Bell at Wellesley Rotary
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DVD: Upton Bell Show -- master copy
2018 Jan. 26
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DVD: Upton Bell Video Address Master Copy
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DVD: Upton Bell Website
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Box 18
DVD: Upton Bell, Family Legacy (4 Copies)
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DVD: Upton Bell: A Family's History
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DVD: Upton Bell: A Family's History, Dr. Robert Kramer In Memoriam
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Box 17
DVD: Upton WCRN
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Box 18
Floppy disk: Bert Bell Story
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Photograph Slides
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Box 21
Record album (45): Miscellaneous
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Box 19
Record album: "Ruth Etting - Queen of the torch singers"
1987
Box 9
Etting was Frances Upton's roommate
U-matic videocassette: Celtics vs Bucks
1984 Mar. 9
Box 20
U-matic videocassette: M.L. Carry Upton Bell Show
1983 June 20
Box 20
U-matic videocassette: Warriors vs Celtics
1984 Jan. 11
Box 20
U-matic videocassette: William Morris Agency, Upton Bell
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VHS: "The NFL's Greatest Games"
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Box 16
VHS: "Upton Bell" tapes 1 and 2
1989
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Indian Neck Entertainment. 60 minutes each.
VHS: A Discussion of Current Events with Howard Passman and Upton Bell
2001 Nov. 1
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VHS: Friends of Marlboro Library, Guest Upton Bell
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VHS: George Bush: From the Playing Fields to the Presidency
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VHS: George Bush: From the Playing Fields to the Presidency (3 Copies)
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Box 19
VHS: HBO - Upton Bell
2001
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VHS: HBO Documentary "The Game of Their Lives"
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Box 16
VHS: Indian Neck Entertainment Upton Bell
1989 Mar. 3
Box 17
VHS: Koch video
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Box 16
VHS: Lost Treasures of NFL Films
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Box 16
Show XV The World Football League
VHS: Lost Treasures of NFL Films
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VHS: Lost Treasures of the NFL Show #20
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Box 18
VHS: NECN
2005 Jan. 14
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VHS: New England Cable News Red Sox - New Owners
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Box 18
VHS: NFL Channel - Bert Bell
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Re-release of 1954 footage.
VHS: NFL Film Presents Farewell to Foxboro
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VHS: NFL Film Presents Pro Football's Greatest Reunion
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Box 21
VHS: NFL Films Bert Bell Dedication
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Box 16
VHS: NFL Films Bert Bell Dedication - Film Transfer (2 Copies)
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VHS: NFL Films Bert Bell Segment
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Box 16
VHS: NFL Films Presents 97 #19
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Box 16
VHS: NFL Films Presents Farewell to Foxboro
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VHS: NFL Gameday Sports Final
2003 Jan. 12
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VHS: Night Work (1930)
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Box 18
VHS: Night Work (1930)
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VHS: Sports Explosion McDonough and Bell
1986 Sept. 20
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VHS: Sportsbeat Live
1990 Dec. 28
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VHS: Sportsbeat Special - Boston Garden
1994 Dec. 31
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VHS: Two Way Interactive Network
1990 Nov.
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VHS: Unlabeled
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VHS: Unlabeled (2)
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VHS: Upton Bell
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Box 18
VHS: Upton Bell
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Box 20
VHS: Upton Bell "The Bottom Line"
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Box 17
VHS: Upton Bell (2 Stories)
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VHS: Upton Bell and George Bush, The Upton Bell Show (TV)
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VHS: Upton Bell Live at the El Morocco
1995 Sept. 29
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VHS: Upton Bell on NECN
? July 25
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VHS: Upton Bell on NECN
2004 Oct. 10
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VHS: Upton Bell on NECN
2004 Oct. 27
Box 17
VHS: Upton Bell on NECN
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Box 17
VHS: Upton Bell on NECN
2003 Oct.
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VHS: Upton Bell Sportstalk
1985 Dec. 11
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VHS: Upton Bell WBZ TV
1989-1990
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VHS: Upton Bell Year in Review
2002 Dec. 30
Box 17
VHS: Upton Bell, George Bush Interview
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VHS: Upton Rehearsal
1985 Jan. 7
Box 21
VHS: Upton/George H. W. Bush Raw #1
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VHS: Upton/George H. W. Bush Raw #2
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Box 19
VHS: Volunteers for Israel
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Box 21
VHS: Walpole Community Television, Preview Upton Bell
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Box 17
VHS: Will and Upton PKGS
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Box 17
VHS: Your Legacy on Video Upton Bell
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