In Popular Culture
Bell was used in the 1999 mystery novel Hanging Curve by Troy Soos, which takes place in Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois in 1922 with major Ku Klux Klan activity.
He was also noted in the 1994 movie Cobb, in which Ty Cobb, played by Tommy Lee Jones, is chided for being a lesser player than Bell.
He was recognized in an episode of The Proud Family, known as Cool Papa Mack.
His character makes a brief appearance in the 2009 feature film The Perfect Game, encouraging and aiding the 1957 Little League World Series champion team from Monterrey, Mexico; the role is played by Lou Gossett Jr.
His legendary exploits are the subject of the Deedle Deedle Dees' song "Cool Papa Bell" off the album "Strange Dees, Indeed".
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