Former Steeler WR Theo Bell Dies At Age 52
22nd June, 2006 - 9:00 pm
ESPN.com - Former NFL wide receiver and return specialist Theo Bell, whose 10-year career in the league included a pair of Super Bowl victories with the Steelers, died Wednesday at age 52 after a long battle with kidney disease.

Bell was diagnosed in 2000 with polycystic kidney disease, a condition in which cysts attack the kidneys. More recently he also suffered from scleroderma, a disease which causes a hardening of the skin and damage to internal organs. The scleroderma had severely damaged Bell's lungs. [READ]

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