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Veno Luzon Belk (born March 7, 1963) is an American former professional football tight end who played for the Buffalo Bills in 1987.

Career

Belk was a quarterback at Flint Northwestern High School before going on to play football at Michigan State from 1982 to 1985. Initially recruited as a tight end, Belk would transition to linebacker at Michigan State, earning honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference status.

After college, Belk played for the Seattle Seahawks in 1986 preseason, but was cut before the regular season began. He spent the 1987 preseason with the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions before he was waived by Detroit in August. Belk joined the Buffalo Bills during the 1987 National Football League Players Association strike. He started two games at tight end before being waived in mid-October. He signed with the New York Giants in March 1988 but was cut in August before the season began.

References

1. ^ Dente, Jim (August 6, 1988). "Can Belk spell Bavaro?". The Herald-News. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Tucker, Cody (July 31, 2018). "Bubba Smith dominated Spartan football". Lansing State Journal. p. C3. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ 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.
4. "Transactions". The Columbus Ledger. August 11, 1987. p. 19. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Northrop, Milt (October 1, 1987). "Substitute Bills: Mainly Mystery". The Buffalo News. p. 29. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "'Counterfeit Bills' ready to face Colts". Democrat and Chronicle. October 4, 1987. p. 73. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. 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.
8. DiTrani, Vinny (March 20, 1988). "Giants, stadium getting in shape". The Record. p. 269. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Roll call". Orlando Sentinel. August 24, 1988. p. 26. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Pro-Football-Reference

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