Roy Bell (rugby league)

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Roy Bell
fullname = Roy Bell

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caption =
position = rlp|WG
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|8|30|df=yes
placeofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
height =
weight = convert|65|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|South Sydney Rabbitohs|16 South Sydney Rabbitohs
year1start = 2004
year1end = 2005
appearances1 = 9
tries1 = 7
goals1 = 1
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 30
source = [http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Roy-Bell_440312.aspx Yesterday's Hero]

Roy Bell (born 30 August 1984) was an Australian rugby league player who enjoyed a brief career with the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Despite scoring 7 tries in only 9 games Bell retired from rugby league at the age of only 20. He was released from his South Sydney contract to return to the North Coast of NSW in 2005 after not adjusting to life in the City and becoming homesick. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/07/25/1421926.htm Souths release homesick Bell] ]

In this time Bell developed a cult following among rugby league fans because of his tiny frame and his skinny (even relative to his body) legs. At 65 kg Bell was even smaller than Preston Campbell (74 kgs), another Aboriginal player famed for his slight frame. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/League/Leagues-little-masters/2005/05/06/1115092687775.html League's little masters] ] His ability to tackle players twice his size was seen as a throwback to the days of Norm Provan and Arthur Summons.

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