Veno Belk
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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| Born: | March 7, 1963 Tifton, Georgia | ||||||
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| High school: | Flint Northwestern | ||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1986 | ||||||
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Veno Luzon Belk (born March 7, 1963) is a former professional American football tight end who played for the Buffalo Bills in 1987.
Career[edit]
Belk was a quarterback at Flint Northwestern High School before going on to play football at Michigan State from 1982 to 1985.[1][2] Initially recruited as a tight end, Belk would transition to linebacker at Michigan State, earning honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference status.[1]
After college, Belk played for the Seattle Seahawks in 1986 preseason, but was cut before the regular season began.[3] He spent the 1987 preseason with the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions before he was waived by Detroit in August.[3][4] Belk joined the Buffalo Bills during the 1987 National Football League Players Association strike.[5][6] He started two games at tight end before being waived in mid-October.[7] He signed with the New York Giants in March 1988 but was cut in August before the season began.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dente, Jim (August 6, 1988). "Can Belk spell Bavaro?". The Herald-News. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tucker, Cody (July 31, 2018). "Bubba Smith dominated Spartan football". Lansing State Journal. p. C3. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b The Associated Press (July 30, 1987). "Ex-Spartan Veno Belk hopes to avoid setback with Lions". Lansing State Journal. p. 31. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Transactions". The Columbus Ledger. August 11, 1987. p. 19. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Northrop, Milt (October 1, 1987). "Substitute Bills: Mainly Mystery". The Buffalo News. p. 29. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Counterfeit Bills' ready to face Colts". Democrat and Chronicle. October 4, 1987. p. 73. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Northrop, Milt (October 17, 1987). "McClure to Start Against Giants; Refund Requests Top 18,000". The Buffalo News. p. 15. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DiTrani, Vinny (March 20, 1988). "Giants, stadium getting in shape". The Record. p. 269. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roll call". Orlando Sentinel. August 24, 1988. p. 26. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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