Kurt Bell was an all-stater on arguably one of the best teams in Galesburg Silver Streaks football history.
A 1981 Galesburg High School graduate, Kurt starred at both tight end and defensive end for the 1980 Streaks team that went 8-2, finished as unbeaten Western Big 6 Conference champions and earned just the second state playoff bid in school history.
He’s a two-time member of the Galesburg Athletic Hall of Fame — both as an individual and as a member of the 1980 football team that was inducted in 2022.
But as talented as he was on the football field and basketball court, teammates and coaches recognized Kurt as a leader — a trait he’s carried with him throughout his college and into his professional life.
He went on to play football at Indiana State University where he was honorable mention All-American and first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference for the Sycamores.
Kurt Bell is the longtime president and CEO of HUI Manufacturing in Kiel, Wisconsin. He joined WGIL's Jay Redfern to look back at the special 1980 football season and about growing up in Galesburg, a town he still fondly remembers.