SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Notre Dame Football announced today that Donald Bell has signed an NAIA Letter of Intent to continue his football career with the Falcons.

Bell comes to College Road from nearby Euclid, Ohio, where he was a standout middle linebacker for Euclid High School and Head Coach Tom Gibbons. Bell was a three-year letterman for the Panthers in football; he also was a member of the track & field team at EHS.

“We are looking forward to developing our defense around skilled players like Donald,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.

Bell served as team captain for the Panthers in his senior season (2008) and was named All-Lake Erie League after his senior season. 

The son of LaJuanna Bell plans on beginning classes at Notre Dame in the fall and majoring in business.

The development of a Football program at Notre Dame College was announced on Nov. 25. With their development of a team, Notre Dame becomes the only scholarship football team in the metropolitan Cleveland area. For information about the program and Head Coach Adam Howard, log onto www.NotreDameFalcons.com.

For media inquiries, Contact Sports Information Director Skip Snow at 216-373-5319 or ssnow@ndc.edu.

Notre Dame College is a co-educational liberal arts institution in South Euclid, Ohio. The Notre Dame Department of Athletics sponsors the Falcons' participation in 21 men's and women's intercollegiate sports. The College is affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the American Mideast Conference (AMC). In 2008-09, Notre Dame athletic programs rank No. 21 in the nation, based on the NAIA Director's Cup all-sports ranking as published by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).