Colin Bell
English footballer
Died when: 74 years 314 days (898 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Colin Bell (26 February 1946 – 5 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.Best known for his thirteen-year spell at Manchester City, he was regarded as one of the club's finest-ever players, and was part of the Bell–Lee–Summerbee trio in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Bell made forty-eight appearances for the England national football team; he was an unused squad member at UEFA Euro 1968 and played in three matches at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
During his playing career, he was nicknamed "The King of the Kippax" (after Maine Road's Kippax Street terraced stand renowned for its singing) and Nijinsky (after the famous racehorse, due to his renowned stamina).
In 2004, the West Stand of City of Manchester Stadium was later named in his honour.
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