Hokie Club34 - George BellPosition: Tailback
Class: r-Freshman
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 220 lbs.
High School: Jack Britt
Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.
Made great improvements this past spring ... Is pain-free for the first time in years ... Is expected to see the field this fall ... A big, strong and tough player with an outstanding work ethic ... Finds the hole and is punishing when he runs the football ... Has become a really good blocker ... Was named one of the team's top offensive newcomers following spring practice ... Enrolled at Tech right after his final high school season and went through 2004 spring practice ... 2004: Redshirted last season, using the time to continue rehabilitation on his knee ... Led the Maroon squad with 37 yards on 10 carries in the Maroon-White game ... Given the Paul Torgersen Award, awarded to the top offensive newcomer, following spring practice ... Recorded a 321-pound power clean and a 331-pound push jerk in spring testing ...
2003: Enrolled at Tech in January 2004 after completing his high school degree early ... Posted a 380-pound bench press during spring max testing and added a 341-pound push jerk that ranked second among Tech's running backs ... Earned Iron Hokie honors ... Began spring practice at fullback, then moved to tailback ... Carried the football four times for 26 yards in the team's second spring scrimmage ... Rushed for 22 yards on eight carries in the third scrimmage and had 48 yards on eight carries in the final scrimmage of the spring ... Added eight carries for 24 yards during the annual Maroon-White game ...
High School: A prep All-America running back for Coach Richard Bailey at Jack Britt High ... Only played in three games as a senior due to knee injury he suffered during his junior season ... Rushed for 279 yards in the three games after returning from the injury ... Rushed for 529 yards and seven touchdowns in three full games before suffering the injury as a junior ... Had 127 yards in the game he was injured ... Started his varsity career with 1,100 yards rushing as a freshman ... Added 864 yards as a sophomore before missing four games with a broken wrist ... Was rated the No. 4 tailback in the nation by Tom Lemming ... Named a high school All-American by SuperPrep, PrepStar and Lemming ... Ranked the No. 12 running back in the nation by Rivals100.com and 26th by SuperPrep ... Listed as the No. 28 player in the country in Lemming's Prep Football Report ... Picked to the PrepStar Dream Team ... Played in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl ...
Personal: George W. Bell ... Born 10/28/85 ... Son of Janet and Jeff Polk ... Enrolled in university studies.
| Rushing | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | 42 | 192 | 4.6 | 2 | 27 |
| 2006 | 4 | 35 | 107 | 3.1 | 2 | 13 |
| Career | 15 | 77 | 299 | 3.9 | 4 | 27 |
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
- INTEGRITY - SERVICE - HONOR - EXCELLENCE - STRONG TOGETHER
© 1996 - 2018 Virginia Tech Athletics. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | hokipoki@vt.edu
"; }});
return false;}function showLightModal(promoID,promoLINK) { document.getElementById("promoTitle").innerHTML=""; if (promoLINK!='') {document.getElementById("promoText").innerHTML=""; } else {document.getElementById("promoText").innerHTML="
";}$('#promoModal').modal('show');return false;}