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Major Athletic Honors

These are the major athletic honors for Greg Bell during his undergraduate years at Indiana University.

Long Jump
  • National A.A.U. Champion - Outdoor 1955 to 1959, Indoor 1958
  • NCAA Champion - 1956 and 1957
  • Penn Relays Champion - 1956, 1957, 1958
  • USA vs USSR Champion and Team Captain - 1959
  • Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Champion - 1956, 1957, 1958
  • Ohio Relays Champion - 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
  • Ranked 1st in in the world, Long Jump - 1956, 1957, 1958
  • NCAA All American - 1956, 1957, 1958
  • National A.A.U. All American - 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
Other Honors
  • Balfour Award for most outstanding athlete in Track and Field at Indiana University - 1956, 1957, 1958
  • Penn Relays 100 yard dash champion - 1957
  • Most outstanding athlete, Penn Relays - 1957
  • Held Penn Relays record in long jump for 24 years
  • Only 3 time consecutive long Jump champion, Penn Relays
  • Held I. U. Long Jump record for 35 years - 26' 7"
  • Held NCAA record for 7 years - 26' 7"
  • Big Ten Medal for Athletic and Scholastic Achievements - 1958
  • Captain of USA Vs USSR team - 1959
  • Member of Citizen's Savings Hall of Fame
  • Charter member of Indiana Track & Field Hall of Fame
  • Charter member of I. U. Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Elected to Big Ten All Century Track and Field team
  • Inducted into National Track & Field Hall of Fame - 1988
  • Inducted into Penn Relays Wall of Fame - 1995
*NOTE: The Penn Relays is the major Track and Field carnival in the United States, held each year and attracting some of the best athletes in the world.