Bobby Bell Bobby Lee Bell , Sr ( born June 17 , 1940 ) is a former professional American football linebacker / defensive end . He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame , the College Football Hall of Fame , and was a member of the Chiefs ' team that won Super Bowl IV against the Minnesota Vikings . High school career . He excelled in several sports at a then - segregated Cleveland High School in Shelby , North Carolina , where his first two years he played six - man football at halfback . During his junior year , his school converted to playing an eleven - man team where Bell served as quarterback . He won All - State honors . College career . At the University of Minnesota , Bell was switched to the defensive line and was a two - time All - American ( 1961 & 1962 ) , winner of the 1962 Outland Trophy as the nation ' s outstanding interior lineman , and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting . The Gophers with Bell were the 1960 National Champions , played in the 1961 Rose Bowl , and won the 1962 Rose Bowl Championship . Bell was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . He joined Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity , via the Mu Chapter while at the University of Minnesota . Professional football career . He played for the Kansas City Chiefs , first in the American Football League from 1963 through 1969 , and then in the NFL from 1970 through 1974 . Bell was an AFL All - Star for six consecutive years , 1964 through 1969 , and then an NFL Pro Bowl er for three straight years ( 1970 - 1972 ) . He was on two AFL Championship teams and a World Championship team . He was named to the All - Time All - AFL Team in 1970 . He was inducted into the Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1980 , and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983 . The Chiefs retired his uniform number 78 . In 1999 , he was ranked number 66 on " The Sporting News " ' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players . One of Bell ' s finest moments came in the 1969 AFL divisional playoff game against the New York Jets . In a critical goal line stand , his key coverage on Jets running back Matt Snell stopped the drive and forced New York to kick a field goal . The 13 - 6 victory over the Jets propelled Kansas City to its only Super Bowl triumph . Bell was noted for his one - of - a - kind athleticism at 6 ' 4 " and 230 pounds and was reported to have run a 4 . 5 40 - yard dash . Bell was possibly the most physically gifted linebacker in professional football history , for his speed at such a size made him ideal at outside linebacker . He was noted as one of the finest open - field tacklers in Professional Football history , and if he missed , he had the speed to make up for it . He was also a great blitzer from the linebacker position . Chiefs records show Bell had 40 career quarterback sack s and he might have had more if he had played right linebacker , not the left linebacker . In that era , more often than not the right - side linebacker got the call to " dog " or blitz since more often than not the tight end would be lined up on the right side ( the defense ' s left ) . Since Bell was on the left , he usually covered more than he blitzed . He scored 9 touchdown s in his career : 6 off interception s ( most in NFL history for a linebacker with Derrick Brooks ) , 2 more touchdowns off fumble recoveries , and one off an onside kick off return . Coach Hank Stram said that , " He could play all 22 positions on the field , and play them well . " After football . After his retirement , he opened " Bobby Bell ' s Bar - b - que " in Kansas City .