2017 Football Roster
Lemke-Bell, Adam
Jersey Number 78
Adam Lemke-Bell
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 288
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak Park-River Forest
Bio
2016: Redshirt freshman ... Did not see game action.
2015: Redshirted his freshman season.
High School: Three-year letterwinner as an offensive tackle at Oak Park-River Forest (OPRF) High School ... Rated as the third-best offensive tackle in Illinois by Scout.com ... Named the No. 19 overall recruit in the state of Illinois by 247Sports ... Served as team captain ... 2014 Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team selection ... Chicago Sun-Times All-Area honoree ... All-West Suburban Conference player ... Named to Tom Lemming's All-Area Team in 2013 ... Also a member of the OPRF wrestling team as a heavyweight ... Helped the Huskies capture the 2014 IHSA state dual championship ... Became a Cadet National Double All-American in 2013 and the FILA Cadet Freestyle Champion at 120kg ... Also captains the wrestling squad ... Four-year Honor Roll student.
Personal: Born Adam Anthony Lemke-Bell in Chicago ... Son of Sally Lemke and Tony Bell ... Grandfather, George Bell, played collegiate football from 1952-56 at Xavier University in New Orleans ... Competed at OPRF with current NU safety Tommy Odell and fellow 2015 signee Lloyd Yates ... Chose Northwestern over Big Ten schools Minnesota, Illinois and Rutgers, plus Mississippi State, NC State, Syracuse and others ... Major is secondary teaching.
2015: Redshirted his freshman season.
High School: Three-year letterwinner as an offensive tackle at Oak Park-River Forest (OPRF) High School ... Rated as the third-best offensive tackle in Illinois by Scout.com ... Named the No. 19 overall recruit in the state of Illinois by 247Sports ... Served as team captain ... 2014 Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team selection ... Chicago Sun-Times All-Area honoree ... All-West Suburban Conference player ... Named to Tom Lemming's All-Area Team in 2013 ... Also a member of the OPRF wrestling team as a heavyweight ... Helped the Huskies capture the 2014 IHSA state dual championship ... Became a Cadet National Double All-American in 2013 and the FILA Cadet Freestyle Champion at 120kg ... Also captains the wrestling squad ... Four-year Honor Roll student.
Personal: Born Adam Anthony Lemke-Bell in Chicago ... Son of Sally Lemke and Tony Bell ... Grandfather, George Bell, played collegiate football from 1952-56 at Xavier University in New Orleans ... Competed at OPRF with current NU safety Tommy Odell and fellow 2015 signee Lloyd Yates ... Chose Northwestern over Big Ten schools Minnesota, Illinois and Rutgers, plus Mississippi State, NC State, Syracuse and others ... Major is secondary teaching.
Football - Week 5 Monday Press Conference (9/22/25)
Monday, September 22
Football - Behind the Scenes on Rose Bowl 30th Anniversary Throwback Uniforms (9/18/25)
Thursday, September 18
Football - Oregon at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference (9/13/25)
Saturday, September 13
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