what political party did john bell belong to?
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 Bell played football at the University of Pennsylvania , where as quarterback , he led his team to an appearance in the 1917 Rose Bowl . After being drafted into the US Army during World War I , he returned to complete his collegiate career at Penn and went on to become an assistant football coach with the Quakers in the 1920s . During the Great Depression , he was an assistant coach for the Temple Owls and a co @-@ founder and co @-@ owner of the Philadelphia Eagles . 

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 Bell ranked third in career all @-@ purpose yards ( behind Ron Johnson and Billy Taylor ) . 

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 A June 1999 poll conducted by Gonzales / Arscott Communications Inc . , a polling firm based in Annapolis , Maryland , showed Schaefer ahead of Bell . Schaefer stated that he had no interest in running , and threw his support behind Bishop Robinson , the former BPD Commissioner . Robinson chose not to run . 

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 Bell was considered in February 1999 to be the front @-@ runner in the mayoral race . Other potential candidates included State 's Attorney Patricia Jessamy , former City Councilman Carl Stokes , City Comptroller Joan Pratt , and Joan Carter Conway , a member of the Maryland State Senate . 

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 Bell finished his career at Michigan ranked second behind Bob Nussbaumer in career yards per carry and now ranks ninth . 
