Upton P. Bell (born 1937) is an American former National Football League (NFL) executive, talk show host, and sports commentator. He is the son of former NFL commissioner Bert Bell and Broadway theatre actress Frances Upton .
76-571: Bell was the child of De Benneville "Bert" Bell, a college football quarterback at the University of Pennsylvania , a college assistant coach at Penn and Temple University , an NFL head coach ( Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers ), an NFL team owner (Eagles and Steelers), and NFL Commissioner (1946–1959), and actress Frances Upton, who had been a Ziegfield Follies star. He was raised in Narberth, Pennsylvania . Bell attended Malvern Prep , where he
152-444: A 1959 Philadelphia ordinance requiring total budget for new construction or major renovation projects in which governmental resources are used to include 1% for art to be used to pay for installation of site-specific public art, in part because many alumni collected and donated art to Penn, and in part because of the presence of the University of Pennsylvania School of Design on the campus. In 2020, Penn installed Brick House ,
228-532: A 9,500-ton chiller module and corresponding extension of the campus chilled water loop, and a 4,000-ton ice storage facility. In 2010, in its first significant expansion across the Schuylkill River , Penn purchased 23 acres (9.3 ha) at the northwest corner of 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue, the then site of DuPont 's Marshall Research Labs. In October 2016, with help from architects Matthias Hollwich , Marc Kushner , and KSS Architects , Penn completed
304-464: A Sunday morning program on WXKS 1200 Radio in suburban Boston. In January 2015, Bell suffered 39 fractures and a concussion in an automobile accident. # denotes de facto general manager University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn ) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States. It
380-431: A clay house. At the installation, Penn president Amy Guttman proclaimed that "Ms. Leigh's sculpture brings a striking presence of strength, grace, and beauty—along with an ineffable sense of mystery and resilience—to a central crossroad of Penn's campus." The Covenant , known to the student body as "Dueling Tampons" or "The Tampons," is a large red structure created by Alexander Liberman and located on Locust Walk as
456-519: A coach of his own choosing. The team's board of directors agreed that if the Patriots lost to the Baltimore Colts in the final week of the regular season, Mazur would be fired. The Patriots won, 21–17, helped by an 88-yard touchdown pass from Jim Plunkett to Randy Vataha (who had also played together at Stanford University) in the fourth quarter. The Patriots fell to 3–11 the following season, and Bell
532-754: A degree from the College of Arts and Sciences and a degree from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Also, the Vagelos Scholars Program in Molecular Life Sciences allows its students to either double major in the sciences or submatriculate and earn both a BA and an MS in four years. The most recent Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) was first offered for the class of 2016. A joint program of Penn's School of Arts and Sciences and
608-547: A gateway to the high-rise residences "super block." It was installed in 1975 and is made of rolled sheets of milled steel. A white button, known as The Button and officially called the Split Button is a modern art sculpture designed by designed by Swedish sculptor Claes Oldenburg (who specialized in creating oversize sculptures of everyday objects). It sits at the south entrance of Van Pelt Library and has button holes large enough for people to stand inside. Penn also has
684-585: A large upscale grocery store, and a movie theater on the western edge of campus. Penn's core campus borders Drexel University and is a few blocks from the University City campus of Saint Joseph's University , which absorbed University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in a merger, and The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College . Wistar Institute , a cancer research center, is also located on campus. In 2014,
760-460: A monumental work of art, created by Simone Leigh at the College Green gateway to Penn's campus near the corner of 34th Street and Woodland Walk. This 5,900-pound (2,700 kg) bronze sculpture, which is 16 feet (4.9 m) high and 9 feet (2.7 m) in diameter at its base, depicts an African woman's head crowned with an afro framed by cornrow braids atop a form that resembles both a skirt and
836-614: A nearby 24-acre (9.7 ha) site then owned by the United States Postal Service . Dubbed the Postal Lands, the site extends from Market Street on the north to Penn's Bower Field on the south, including the former main regional U.S. Postal Building at 30th and Market Streets, now the regional office for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service . Over the next decade, the site became the home to educational, research, biomedical , and mixed-use facilities. The first phase, comprising
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#1733093542603912-506: A new seven-story glass and steel building was completed next to the institute's original brick edifice built in 1897 further expanding collaboration between the university and the Wistar Institute. The Module 6 Utility Plant and Garage at Penn was designed by BLT Architects and completed in 1995. Module 6 is located at 38th and Walnut and includes spaces for 627 vehicles, 9,000 sq ft (840 m ) of storefront retail operations,
988-483: A park and athletic facilities, opened in the fall of 2011. In September 2011, Penn completed the construction of the $ 46.5 million, 24-acre (9.7 ha) Penn Park, which features passive and active recreation and athletic components framed and subdivided by canopy trees, lawns, and meadows. It is located east of the Highline Green and stretches from Walnut to South Streets . Penn maintains two arboreta. The first,
1064-466: A place for academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs to establish their businesses in close proximity to each other to facilitate cross-pollination of their ideas, creativity, and innovation," according to a March 2017 university statement. In 2007, Penn acquired about 35 acres (14 ha) between the campus and the Schuylkill River at the former site of the Philadelphia Civic Center and
1140-638: A player, Kilroy became an assistant coach with the Eagles from 1955 to 1959. He then went on to work as a scout for the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys . He was instrumental in selecting Roger Staubach in 1969 despite his military service. Kilroy was also credited as a founder of the modern day NFL draft and as an NFL executive he helped fashion the Super Bowl as we know it today. He later became
1216-514: A replica of the Love sculpture, part of a series created by Robert Indiana . It is a painted aluminum sculpture and was installed in 1998 overlooking College Green. In 2019, the Association for Public Art loaned Penn two multi-ton sculptures. The works are Social Consciousness , created by Sir Jacob Epstein in 1954, and Atmosphere and Environment XII , created by Louise Nevelson in 1970. Until
1292-587: A student's GPA to be a very important academic factor, with emphasis on an applicant's high school class rank and letters of recommendation. Admission is need-blind for U.S., Canadian, and Mexican applicants. For the class of 2026, entering in Fall 2022, the university received 54,588 applications. The Atlantic also ranked Penn among the 10 most selective schools in the country. At the graduate level, based on admission statistics from U.S. News & World Report , Penn's most selective programs include its law school,
1368-483: A trade involving disgruntled Dallas Cowboys running back Duane Thomas coming to the Patriots and the Patriots Carl Garrett going to Dallas, which was reversed. His later involvement in suspending Garrett, which suspension was reversed by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, was one of the reasons for Bell's later firing. Bell later hired Bucko Kilroy and put together the Patriots' first scouting department. For
1444-664: Is challenged by other universities since Franklin first convened the board of trustees in 1749, arguably making it the fifth-oldest. The university has four undergraduate schools and 12 graduate and professional schools. Schools enrolling undergraduates include the College of Arts and Sciences , the School of Engineering and Applied Science , the Wharton School , and the School of Nursing . Among its graduate schools are its law school , whose first professor James Wilson participated in writing
1520-506: Is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin , the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in academia, commerce, and public service . Penn identifies as the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States , though this representation
1596-763: Is the undergraduate division of the School of Arts and Sciences . The School of Arts and Sciences also contains the Graduate Division and the College of Liberal and Professional Studies , which is home to the Fels Institute of Government , the master's programs in Organizational Dynamics, and the Environmental Studies (MES) program. Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania. Other schools with undergraduate programs include
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#17330935426031672-458: The Beaux-Arts building include a rotunda and gardens that include Egyptian papyrus . Penn maintains a website providing a detailed roadmap to small museums and galleries and over one hundred locations across campus where the public can access Penn's over 8,000 artworks acquired over 250 years, which includes paintings, sculptures, photography, works on paper, and decorative arts. The largest of
1748-490: The College of Philadelphia was chartered, paving the way for the addition of undergraduate instruction. Much of Penn's current architecture was designed by the Philadelphia -based architecture firm Cope and Stewardson , whose owners were Philadelphia born and raised architects and professors at Penn who also designed Princeton University and a large part of Washington University in St. Louis . They were known for having combined
1824-647: The Gothic architecture of the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge with the local landscape to establish the Collegiate Gothic style. The present core campus covers over 299 acres (121 ha) in a contiguous area of West Philadelphia's University City section, and the older heart of the campus comprises the University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District . All of Penn's schools and most of its research institutes are located on this campus. The surrounding neighborhood includes several restaurants, bars,
1900-812: The Penn Quakers , fields varsity teams in 33 sports as a member of NCAA Division I's Ivy League conference. Penn alumni, trustees, and faculty include eight Founding Fathers of the United States who signed the Declaration of Independence , seven who signed the United States Constitution , 24 members of the Continental Congress , three presidents of the United States , 38 Nobel laureates, nine foreign heads of state , three United States Supreme Court justices, at least four Supreme Court justices of foreign nations, 32 U.S. senators , 163 members of
1976-500: The Preakness Stakes . Penn library system has grown into a system of 14 libraries with 400 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees and a total operating budget of more than $ 48 million. The library system has 6.19 million book and serial volumes as well as 4.23 million microform items and 1.11 million e-books. It subscribes to over 68,000 print serials and e-journals. The university has 15 libraries. Van Pelt Library on
2052-472: The School of Nursing and the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) . The current president is J. Larry Jameson (interim). The University of Pennsylvania Police Department (UPPD) is the largest, private police department in Pennsylvania, with 117 members. All officers are sworn municipal police officers and retain general law enforcement authority while on the campus. The official seal of
2128-402: The U.S. House of Representatives , 19 U.S. Cabinet Secretaries , 46 governors , 28 State Supreme Court justices, 36 living undergraduate billionaires (the largest number of any U.S. college or university), and five Medal of Honor recipients. In 1740, a group of Philadelphians organized to erect a great preaching hall for George Whitefield , a traveling Anglican evangelist , which
2204-681: The Upton Bell Show was recognized by the Associated Press as Outstanding Talk Show in New England. Notable people that Bell interviewed include George H. W. Bush , Bill Clinton , Tip O'Neill , Stephen Hawking , Henry Kissinger , Ted Kennedy , Geraldine Ferraro , Norman Mailer , Regis Philbin , Frank McCourt , Jay Leno , Dr. Joyce Brothers , Jackie Mason , Sam Donaldson , Stephen King , Johnnie Cochran and Alan Dershowitz . In November 2010, Bell and Bob Lobel reunited briefly with
2280-582: The rest of the Thirteen Colonies . Since the Penn Museum was founded in 1887, it has taken part in 400 research projects worldwide. The museum's first project was an excavation of Nippur , a location in current day Iraq. Penn Museum is home to the largest authentic sphinx in North America at about seven feet high, four feet wide, 13 feet long, 12.9 tons, and made of solid red granite. The sphinx
2356-567: The Baltimore Colts. After Bell's death, Rosenbloom hired Bell's sons Upton and Bert Jr. to work for the Colts. Bell started his football career by working at the Baltimore Colts' training camp, was an assistant equipment manager, moved to the ticket office, and in 1964 transitioned to the Colts' scouting department where he became personnel director in May 1966. On his first day meeting the Colts players like Johnny Unitas , Ray Berry and Big Daddy Lipscomb , he
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2432-609: The Colt-Eagle rivalry probably had something to do with a guy named Frank Kilroy. They called him Bad News Kilroy, and he was. The dirty bastard was a legend by the time I got into the league. It was the first thing they warned a rookie: 'Watch out for the Irish bum'. He was really pretty unbelievable. He took kickoffs literally. He'd run downfield kicking people, just kicking them out of bounds. And he never got called for it. The officials would just let him do it". After retiring from football as
2508-540: The Colts. He worked with hall of fame coaches Weeb Ewbank , Don Shula , and Chuck Knoll . During Upton's tenure, the Colts were in two NFL Championship games ( 1964 and 1968 both against the Cleveland Browns ) and two Super Bowl games, losing Super Bowl III in 1969 then winning Super Bowl V in 1971 under new head coach Don McCafferty . Seventeen of the 40-man roster on that winning team were players drafted during Upton's tenure as personnel director. Bell held
2584-1060: The Hornets head coach, who went on to coach with the Detroit Lions and New York Giants . Bell also recommended Charlotte to the NFL as a franchise city. Starting in 1976, Bell began a long media career by making guest appearances on programs such as John Sterling ’s show on WMCA in New York. In 1977, Bell was the host of the Pats Post Game Show on WBZ . In 1978, he became co-host of WBZ's Calling All Sports with newcomer Bob Lobel . Other shows hosted by Bell included Sports Nightly (1979–1980), Sports Line on WEEI (1980–1984), Sports Beat on WSBK-TV (1989–1996) with Joe Fitzgerald, Bob Ryan and Bob Lobel, and Upton Commentary with columnist Will McDonough of The Boston Globe on WNEV Channel 7 (1984–1988) and New England Sports Final (1989–2007). He
2660-632: The Institute for Research in Cognitive Science. The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice , commonly known as Penn SP2, is a school of social policy and social work that offers degrees in a variety of subfields, in addition to several dual degree programs and sub-matriculation programs. Penn SP2's vision is: "The passionate pursuit of social innovation, impact and justice ." Bucko Kilroy Francis Joseph Kilroy (May 30, 1921 – July 10, 2007), nicknamed " Bucko ",
2736-740: The Middle East, Mesoamerica , Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa and indigenous artifacts of the Americas. Its most famous object is the goat rearing into the branches of a rosette-leafed plant, from the royal tombs of Ur . The Penn Museum's excavations and collections foster a strong research base for graduate students in the Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World . Features of
2812-469: The Penn campus is the university's main library. The other 14 are: Penn also maintains books and records off campus at high density storage facility. The Penn Design School 's Fine Arts Library was built to be Penn's main library and the first with its own building. The main library at the time was designed by Frank Furness to be first library in nation to separate the low ceilings of the library stack , where
2888-565: The School of Engineering and Applied Science, VIPER leads to dual Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Engineering degrees by combining majors from each school. For graduate programs, Penn offers many formalized double degree graduate degrees such as a joint J.D./MBA and maintains a list of interdisciplinary institutions, such as the Institute for Medicine and Engineering, the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies, and
2964-507: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania serves as the signature and symbol of authenticity on documents issued by the corporation. The most recent design, a modified version of the original seal, was approved in 1932, adopted a year later and is still used for much of the same purposes as the original. The official seal of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania serves as the signature and symbol of authenticity on documents issued by
3040-617: The art galleries is the Institute of Contemporary Art , one of the only kunsthalles in the country, which showcases various art exhibitions throughout the year. Since 1983, the Arthur Ross Gallery , located at the Fisher Fine Arts Library , has housed Penn's art collection and is named for its benefactor, philanthropist Arthur Ross . Every College House at the University of Pennsylvania has at least four members of faculty in
3116-522: The books and the outer ring is the Latin motto of the university, "Leges Sine Moribus Vanae." Penn's "One University Policy" allows students to enroll in classes in any of Penn's twelve schools. Penn has a strong focus on interdisciplinary learning and research. It offers double degree programs, unique majors, and academic flexibility. Penn's "One University" policy allows undergraduates access to courses at all of Penn's undergraduate and graduate schools except
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3192-445: The books were stored, from forty-foot-plus high ceilinged rooms, where the books were read and studied. The Yarnall Library of Theology, a major American rare book collection, is part of Penn's libraries. The Yarnall Library of Theology was formerly affiliated with St. Clement's Church in Philadelphia. It was founded in 1911 under the terms of the wills of Ellis Hornor Yarnall (1839–1907) and Emily Yarnall, and subsequently housed at
3268-473: The contemporary art, Penn also has several traditional statues, including a good number created by Penn's first Director of Physical Education Department, R. Tait McKenzie . Among the notable sculptures is that of Young Ben Franklin , which McKenzie produced and Penn sited adjacent to the fieldhouse contiguous to Franklin Field . The sculpture is titled Benjamin Franklin in 1723 and was created by McKenzie during
3344-457: The corporation. A request for one was first recorded in a meeting of the trustees in 1753 during which some of the Trustees "desired to get a Common Seal engraved for the Use of [the] Corporation." In 1756, a public seal and motto for the college was engraved in silver. The most recent design, a modified version of the original seal, was approved in 1932, adopted a year later and is still used for much of
3420-445: The design and renovation of the center piece of the project, a former paint factory named Pennovation Works , which houses shared desks, wet labs, common areas, a pitch bleacher, and other attributes of a tech incubator. The rest of the site, known as South Bank, is a mixture of lightly refurbished industrial buildings that serve as affordable and flexible workspaces and land for future development. Penn hopes that "South Bank will provide
3496-593: The first Temple football player to receive honorable mention All-American honors. In 1942 and part of 1943 he served in the merchant marines during the World War II . Kilroy was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 1943. He played both offensive and defensive line in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, all with the Eagles. He also was often called one of
3572-553: The first draft of the U.S. Constitution , its medical school , which was the first medical school established in North America, and the Wharton School, the nation's first collegiate business school. In 2023, Penn ranked third among U.S. universities in research expenditures , according to the National Science Foundation . Its endowment is $ 21 billion, making it the sixth-wealthiest private academic institution in
3648-546: The former Philadelphia Divinity School. The library's major areas of focus are theology, patristics, and the liturgy, history and theology of the Anglican Communion and the Episcopal Church in the United States of America . It includes a large number of rare books, incunabula, and illuminated manuscripts, and new material continues to be added. The campus has more than 40 notable art installations, in part because of
3724-665: The general manager of the New England Patriots in 1971; during his tenure, they went to their first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XX , in 1985. As the head of scouting in early 2000s, Bucko was instrumental in drafting many of players that won three Super Bowls for the Patriots. Kilroy was inducted into the North Catholic High School Hall of Fame, the Temple University Athletics Hall of Fame and
3800-511: The health care schools (medicine, dental medicine, nursing, veterinary), the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Wharton School. Penn offers unique and specialized coordinated dual-degree (CDD) programs, which selectively award candidates degrees from multiple schools at the university upon completion of graduation criteria of both schools in addition to program-specific programs and senior capstone projects. Additionally, there are accelerated and interdisciplinary programs offered by
3876-607: The loan, both works had been located at the West Entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art , the older since its creation and the Nevelson work since 1973. Social Consciousness was relocated to the walkway between Wharton's Lippincott Library and Phi Phi chapter of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity house, and Atmosphere and Environment XII is sited on Shoemaker Green between Franklin Field and Ringe Squash Courts. In addition to
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#17330935426033952-467: The medical, veterinary and dental schools. Undergraduates at Penn may also take courses at Bryn Mawr , Haverford , and Swarthmore under a reciprocal agreement known as the Quaker Consortium . * SAT and ACT ranges are from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Undergraduate admissions to the University of Pennsylvania is considered by US News to be "most selective." Admissions officials consider
4028-538: The nation as of 2023. The University of Pennsylvania's main campus is located in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia , and is centered around College Hall . Notable campus landmarks include Houston Hall , the first modern student union , and Franklin Field , the nation's first dual-level college football stadium and the nation's longest-standing NCAA Division I college football stadium in continuous operation. The university's athletics program,
4104-643: The official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , is 92 acres and includes over 13,000 labelled plants from over 2,500 types, representing the temperate floras of North America , Asia , and Europe , with a primary focus on Asia. Penn also owns the 687-acre (278 ha) New Bolton Center , the research and large-animal health care center of its veterinary school. Located near Kennett Square , New Bolton Center received nationwide media attention when Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro underwent surgery at its Widener Hospital for injuries suffered while running in
4180-463: The personnel director's job until he was hired to become the general manager of the then Boston Patriots . Bell joined the Patriots in February 1971, and at age 33, was the NFL's youngest general manager. One of Bell's first moves was recommending to the Patriots' board of directors that they change the team name from the proposed Bay State Patriots to New England Patriots , as the team relocated from Boston to Foxborough, Massachusetts . He attempted
4256-501: The pre-World War I era (1910–1914). Other sculptures he produced for Penn include the 1924 sculpture of then Penn provost Edgar Fahs Smith . Penn is presently reevaluating all of its public art and has formed a working group led by Penn Design dean Frederick Steiner , who was part of a similar effort at the University of Texas at Austin that led to the removal of statues of Jefferson Davis and other Confederate officials, and Penn's Chief Diversity Officer, Joann Mitchell. Penn has begun
4332-420: The process of adding art and removing or relocating art. Penn removed from campus in 2020 the statue of the Reverend George Whitefield (who had inspired the 1740 establishment of a trust to establish a charity school, which trust Penn legally assumed in 1749) when research showed Whitefield owned fifty enslaved people and drafted and advocated for the key theological arguments in favor of slavery in Georgia and
4408-644: The roles of House Dean, Faculty Master, and College House Fellows. Within the College Houses, Penn has nearly 40 themed residential programs for students with shared interests such as world cinema or science and technology. Many of the nearby homes and apartments in the area surrounding the campus are often rented by undergraduate students moving off campus after their first year, as well as by graduate and professional students. The College Houses include W.E.B. Du Bois, Fisher Hassenfeld, Gregory, Gutmann, Harnwell, Harrison, Hill College House , Kings Court English, Lauder, Riepe, Rodin, Stouffer, and Ware. The first College House
4484-637: The roughly 300-acre (120 ha) Penn Campus Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania, encompasses the entire University City main campus. The campus arboretum is an urban forest with over 6,500 trees representing 240 species of trees and shrubs, ten specialty gardens and five urban parks, which has been designated as a Tree Campus USA since 2009 and formally recognized as an accredited ArbNet Arboretum since 2017. Penn maintains an interactive website linked to Penn's comprehensive tree inventory, which allows users to explore Penn's entire collection of trees. The second arboretum, Morris Arboretum , which serves as
4560-432: The same purposes as the original. The outer ring of the current seal is inscribed with "Universitas Pennsylvaniensis," the Latin name of the University of Pennsylvania. The inside contains seven stacked books on a desk with the titles of subjects of the trivium and a modified quadrivium , components of a classical education: Theolog[ia], Astronom[ia], Philosoph[ia], Mathemat[ica], Logica, Rhetorica and Grammatica. Between
4636-454: The scouting department Bell hired Tom Boisture , Dick Steinberg , Mike Hickey and Bob Terpening, all of whom went on to head scouting positions in the NFL. Bell also hired as assistant general manager Peter Hadhazy , who later became general manager of the Cleveland Browns . Under Bell's leadership, the Patriots improved from their 1970 record of 2–12 to 6–8 in 1971. Despite the improvement, Bell wanted to fire head coach John Mazur and hire
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#17330935426034712-646: The toughest, if not the dirtiest, player of that era. Despite that reputation he won two NFL championships in the 1948 and 1949 seasons. He was a Pro Bowl selection 3 times during his career, missing only one of 203 games because of an injury. He also played in 147 consecutive games, which was a league record at the time. A two-way line starter for championship teams in 1948 and 1949 and for runners-up in 1947, Bucko helped Steve Van Buren win several NFL rushing titles in that time span. He also had 5 career interceptions on defense. Hall of Famer defensive tackle Art Donovan had this to say about him: "The beginnings of
4788-499: The university. These undergraduate programs include: Dual-degree programs that lead to the same multiple degrees without participation in the specific above programs are also available. Unlike CDD programs, "dual degree" students fulfill requirements of both programs independently without the involvement of another program. Specialized dual-degree programs include Liberal Studies and Technology as well as an Artificial Intelligence: Computer and Cognitive Science Program. Both programs award
4864-560: Was Van Pelt College House, established in the fall of 1971. It was later renamed Gregory House. Fisher Hassenfeld, Ware and Riepe together make up one building called "The Quad." The latest College House to be built is Guttman (formerly named New College House West), which opened in the fall of 2021. Penn students in Junior or Senior year may live in the 45 sororities and fraternities governed by three student-run governing councils, Interfraternity Council, Intercultural Greek Council, and Panhellenic Council. The College of Arts and Sciences
4940-462: Was a governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania when Bell was a child, and later Chief Justice of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court. Bell was present on the day Bert Bell suffered a fatal heart attack at Franklin Field during an Eagles-Steelers football game on October 11, 1959. Bert Bell had named Baltimore Colts owner Carroll Rosenbloom as his executor . The elder Bell had coached Rosenbloom at Penn and later convinced Rosenbloom to purchase
5016-441: Was a standout on the basketball team. His teammates included future college and National Basketball Association head coach Paul Westhead . He also played in the Narberth Basketball League, where future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame coach George Raveling was a teammate. Bell's grandfather, John Cromwell Bell , was a Pennsylvania attorney general ; and his uncle, John C. Bell Jr. ,
5092-452: Was also a guest commentator on NECN and Sports Final on WBZ-TV . During the 1989 and 1990 NFL seasons, Bell served as an interviewer for WBZ-TV during their Patriots pre-game show and newscasts. Bell's first color commentary experience came at WSMW where he called college football with Bob Fouracre from 1978 to 1982. In 1983, Bell served as the color commentator for the Boston Breakers professional football team on WNEV and ESPN and
5168-440: Was an American football player, executive and administrator. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. Kilroy was born in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, where he attended St. Anne's grade school before attending Northeast Catholic High School and then Temple University . As a Junior at Northeast Catholic, he played on the 1937 Falcons championship team. Kilroy
5244-400: Was co-host of the first national television show on the NFL Draft on PBS in 1977. He was also involved in ESPN 's first year covering the NFL draft. Bell transitioned from sports talk on radio to general talk in 1988. He succeeded Dave Maynard on WBZ radio in 1990. After 1988, Bell hosted shows on WHDH (1988–1989), WTAG (1992–1998), WRPT/ WMEX (1998–2003). For three consecutive years,
5320-442: Was designed and constructed by Edmund Woolley . It was the largest building in Philadelphia at the time, and thousands of people attended it to hear Whitefield preach. In the fall of 1749, Benjamin Franklin , a Founding Father and polymath in Philadelphia, circulated a pamphlet, " Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania ," his vision for what he called a "Public Academy of Philadelphia". On June 16, 1755,
5396-505: Was discovered in 1912 by the British archeologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie , during an excavation of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, Egypt , where the sphinx had guarded a temple to ward off evil. Since Petri's expedition was partially financed by Penn Petrie offered it to Penn, which arranged for it to be moved to museum in 1913. The sphinx was moved in 2019 to a more prominent spot intended to attract visitors. The museum has three gallery floors with artifacts from Egypt ,
5472-580: Was fired on December 5, 1972. Despite this, Bell was paid by the Patriots for many years after. Bell returned to professional football in 1974 with the purchase of the New York Stars in the World Football League (WFL). Bell, who also served as team president and general manager, relocated the team to Charlotte, North Carolina , where the team was renamed the Charlotte Hornets . This venture
5548-592: Was originally recruited by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish , but went on to become one of the finest linemen in Temple Owls football history. He starred for the Owls in the 1940 and 1941 seasons. He helped them to defeat rivals Penn State , Bucknell and Villanova in the 1941 season for the first and only time in school history. He played both offense and defense and started every game in 1941 en route to becoming
5624-839: Was short-lived due to the folding of the WFL in 1975. One of Bell's co-owners was Arnold Palmer . After the closure of the WFL, many of Bell's players along with all his coaches were signed into the NFL. They included Lindy Infante , who became the Packers' head coach; Tom Moore who went on to coach in various roles in the NFL from 1977 to the present (2024) for the Pittsburgh Steelers , Minnesota Vikings , Detroit Lions , Indianapolis Colts , New Orleans Saints , New York Jets , Tennessee Titans , Arizona Cardinals , and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (where he coached in Tom Brady 's final season); and Bob Gibson ,
5700-588: Was the studio host for Sports Channel New England . He was the color commentator for the Boston College Eagles football radio broadcasts with play-by-play announcers Dan Davis in 1985 and Bob Lobel in 1986. Bell was also a fill in-color commentator for Sports Channel New England's Boston Celtics games as well as host of their nightly talk show. Nationally, Bell worked on Ivy League football games on PBS alongside play-by-play announcer Dick Galiette and sideline reporter Sean McDonough in 1984. Bell also
5776-431: Was warmly welcomed and was told how much they appreciated his father. Although Colts general manager Don Kellett told Bell not to drink with the players when he joined the team he did anyway, and learned how professional football players thought. His responsibilities included scouting and negotiating contracts with and signing of all college football recruits. He played a role in drafting Mike Curtis and Norm Bulaich for
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