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...quick enough to run 100 yds. in 10.4 sec.; he made everyone's All-America, and the N.F.L.'s Minnesota Vi kings wanted him enough to offer $18,000 a season for three years. But the A.F.L.'s W'estern Champion Dallas Texans wanted him so badly that they gave Bell every thing he demanded: a six-year, no-cut contract that calls for a salary of $25,000 a year - about $10,000 more than most veteran linemen get. Owned by Oilman Lamar Hunt, the Texans also spirited away the No. 1 selection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Beefstakes | 12/28/1962 | See Source »

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