R.I.P. Bob Bell

[easyvol]

Former Nashville sports radio host and avid Volunteer died this morning. Known to some as the play-by-play voice on the p.p.v. games in years past.

 

[onevol74]

Bob was all class. Tough seeing him and Haywood Harris leaving at the same time. I loved listening to Bob on WLAC at nights as I lived in three different states. At that time he was my Big Orange connection. The only bad part was listening to Bill King.

R.I.P. Bob.

 

[Souce]

Bob was all class. Tough seeing him and Gus Manning leaving at the same time. I loved listening to Bob on WLAC at nights as I lived in three different states. At that time he was my Big Orange connection. The only bad part was listening to Bill King.

R.I.P. Bob.

I think you mean Haywood Harris.

 

[onevol74]

Whew, thanks I fmp. That is what happens when you think of the dynamic duo for a period of 40 years.

 

[raherndon]

Bob and Bill used to be the only sports radio we had in Nashville. Bob was even on TV as a sportscaster at Nashville Channel 8 40 years ago. Always enjoyed him. Sad to see him go.

 

[BJSforVols]

Former Nashville sports radio host and avid Volunteer died this morning. Known to some as the play-by-play voice on the p.p.v. games in years past.

My dad worked with Bob at Channel 2 when I was a young kid. I remember meeting Bob, and he was a class act to a young kid as well. We'll miss you Bob. RIP

 

[orangepeel]

Bob and Bill used to be the only sports radio we had in Nashville. Bob was even on TV as a sportscaster at Nashville Channel 8 40 years ago. Always enjoyed him. Sad to see him go.

He used to live off Flewellyn rd(sp?) in the Coopertown area.

I remember when he was doing a afternoon show called "The Sports Guys"with coach Boots Donnelly and Jonathan Shaffer on 106.7 the fan he would make comments about the Coopertown police.

RIP Bob,you will be missed.

 

[rockydoc]

Bob was all class. Tough seeing him and Haywood Harris leaving at the same time. I loved listening to Bob on WLAC at nights as I lived in three different states. At that time he was my Big Orange connection. The only bad part was listening to Bill King.

R.I.P. Bob.

You got that right. Bob Bell and Charlie McAlexander made Bill King on their WLAC show. Now I can't stand listening to that blowhard on satellite radio, waxing like he knows everthing......In reality just a little man that, basically, knows no more than you or me, but tries to not be provincial by avoiding discussing Tennessee on his morning show.

 

[bigorange#1]

R.I.P Bob

 

[velovol]

Bob was a great guy, and an unapologetic vol fan.
plaster couldnt even hold the mans jock strap

 

[ColonelVol]

Bob also did the play by play for many of the Vols pay per view games.
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[raherndon]

He used to live off Flewellyn rd(sp?) in the Coopertown area.

I remember when he was doing a afternoon show called "The Sports Guys"with coach Boots Donnelly and Jonathan Shaffer on 106.7 the fan he would make comments about the Coopertown police.

RIP Bob,you will be missed.

I think he spent most of his last years in Cross Plains.