▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁also ▁briefly ▁held ▁the ▁world ▁record . ▁In ▁ret irement ▁he ▁co ached ▁several ▁America ' s ▁leading ▁va ul ters . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Bell ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pan ama ▁to ▁William ▁K . ▁Bell ▁and ▁Y ola ▁Z imm erman ▁Bell . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁medical ▁doctor ▁and ▁former ▁pole ▁va ul ter ▁who ▁had ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ark ansas . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁from ▁Pan ama ▁to ▁Jones bor o , ▁Ark ansas ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Bell ▁entered ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁with ▁a ▁B Sc ▁degree ▁in ▁account ing . ▁While ▁att ending ▁Ark ansas ▁University , ▁Bell ▁won ▁the ▁NCAA ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 7 . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁AA U ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁placing ▁third ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Besides ▁Olympics , ▁Bell ▁won ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁and ▁finished ▁fifth ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Bell ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁U . S . ▁Olympic ▁Tri als ▁as ▁the ▁world ▁record