Tommy Bell

Thomas Joseph Bell was an American professional basketball player. He played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) for three seasons with the Allentown Rockets, Lancaster Red Roses, Hazleton Mountaineers and Pottsville Packers. Bell was the player-coach of the Packers in 1949 when he suffered intestinal haemorrhages which were believed to be caused by a blow he received during a game. He never recovered from his illness and died ten months later.²