A couple of weeks ago, just a few minutes apart, I had reason to send out updates on two Demon athletic standouts - NFL rookie Demetrius Bell and two-time USA track and field Olympian Kenta Bell.
Here we go again.
Kenta has begun his journey to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games which debut 8-8-08 ... as if you haven't watched NBC television in the past year. But NBC's coverage is so extensive there seems to be great hope that we could actually see Kenta jump in the men's triple jump in Beijing, which is more than we got to see from Eugene, Oreg., at the USA Olympic Trials.
For now, Kenta is in Monoco, for a Grand Prix event Tuesday, and will head toward Beijing afterwards. I had a fascinating 45-minute conversation with our hero on Friday morning. We will be posting a link to his blog, his USA Track and Field bio and coverage of the Olympics on this website this week, as well as a way to send him good luck messages.
As to the younger Bell (no relation, BTW), he blocked a field goal today in the Buffalo Bills preseason camp. That's a role I am not surprised to see him taking on -- after all, he blocked a lot of shots in his basketball career with the Demons.
It sounds as though, reading the Bills' excellent website, that the organization realizes what a great opportunity it has to develop a relatively raw but very reliable and potential rich prospect. There's not the pressure to be in the lineup immediately. They have already seen that he works hard and learns fast and has a good skill level.
Hopefully we'll keep ringing in good news about both Bells in the important month of August!
Doug Ireland, SID
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