Marcus Bell - Director of High School Relations - Football Coaches

Marcus Bell

Title:
Director of High School Relations
Email:
mlbell1@memphis.edu
Phone:
901-678-5119

Marcus Bell, who is in his seventh year working with the University of Memphis football program, is in his second season as Tiger Football’s Director of High School Relations.

Bell was part of the Memphis program’s 2014 run which included the first conference title since 1971 and a victory in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. The Tigers equaled a season record for victories set in 1938 as the team went 10-3, winning their last seven games of the season.

A former Tiger, Bell played in 42 career games and made 20 starts on defense. Bell lettered from 1997-2000 and was the Tigers’ fifth-leading tackler as a senior, logging 60 stops and four sacks. For his efforts in 2000, he was named to the All-Conference USA first team.

In his career, Bell totaled 209 tackles, including 135 solo stops and 10 sacks. He was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week twice during his career.

Bell was one of three Tigers defenders selected in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals. Bell played seven seasons in the league — three years each with Arizona and Detroit before playing his final season with the New York Giants — and logged 165 tackles, three forced fumbles and six pass breakups in 86 games played.

Bell returned to Memphis following his NFL career and earned his bachelor’s degree in 2010.

A native of Memphis, Bell played both offensive and defensive tackle at Kingsbury High. In the summer, Bell teams with former Tigers Reggie Howard, Mike McKenzie and DeAngelo Williams for the Phenomenal 4 Super Sports Charity weekend that includes a football camp for over 350 kids from the Memphis community free of charge.