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Tracy Belton

Tracy Belton

American football player (born 1984)

Tracy J. Belton (born May 8, 1984) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and attended Largo High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He has also been a member of the Arkansas Twisters, Green Bay Blizzard, Milwaukee Iron, Georgia Force, Jacksonville Sharks, Orlando Predators, New Orleans VooDoo and the Philadelphia Soul.

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Early life

Belton attended Largo High School where he played football and basketball. Belton was named honorable mention All-Metro as a senior in 2001.[1] Belton spent a season at Fork Union Military Academy as a post-graduate.

College career

In 2003, Belton committed to Massachusetts.[2] Belton played for the UMass Minutemen from 2003 to 2006. He was the team's starter his final three years and helped the Minutemen to 36 wins. He played in 49 games during his career, including 41 starts at cornerback.

Statistics

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Professional career

Belton was rated the 167th best cornerback in the 2007 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[7]

Arkansas Twisters

Belton joined the Arkansas Twisters of af2.[8]

Green Bay Blizzard

Belton left the Twisters in 2009 to join the Green Bay Blizzard.[9] Belton was named First Team All-af2 following the season.[10]

Milwaukee Iron

On March 14, 2010, Belton was assigned to the Milwaukee Iron.[11]

Georgia Force

Belton was assigned to the Georgia Force on October 7, 2010.[12] Belton was assigned to the Force again on January 23, 2012.[12] Belton was named Second Team All-Arena following the 2012 season.[13]

Jacksonville Sharks

On February 6, 2013, Belton was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks on a two-year contract.[14]

Orlando Predators

On April 9, 2014, Belton was traded with Kyle Rowley to complete an earlier trade that sent Aaron Garcia. Belton was assigned to the Predators on December 8, 2014.

New Orleans VooDoo

On March 22, 2015, Belton was traded to the New Orleans VooDoo for future considerations.

Philadelphia Soul

Belton was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul in 2016, where he earned the Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award and First Team All-Arena.[15] Belton helped guide the Soul to an ArenaBowl XXIX championship.[16]

Washington Valor

Belton was assigned to the Washington Valor on January 25, 2017.[17] He earned First Team All-Arena honors in 2017.[18]

AFL statistics

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References

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    "All-Met / Fall 2001". Washington Post. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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    "Football recruiting class expected to fill holes left by this year's graduates". www.dailycollegian.com. The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. February 6, 2003. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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    "2003 UMass Minutemen stats". www.umassathletics.com. University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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    "2004 UMass Minutemen stats". www.umassathletics.com. University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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    "2005 UMass Minutemen stats". www.umassathletics.com. University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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    "2006 UMass Minutemen stats". www.umassathletics.com. University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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    "Tracy Belton". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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    Pete Perkins (April 27, 2008). "Critical stop leads Arkansas past Dusters". www.amarillo.com. Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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    "2009 Southwest Division Preview". www.oursportscentral.com. Our SportsCentral. March 23, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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    Thomas Lerczak (August 6, 2009). "Pirates land 3 on all-af2 list". www.pjstar.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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    "Milwaukee Signs Four OL/DL's and Two WR/DB's". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 14, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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    "Georgia Force Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan, Inc. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
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    "AFL Announces All-Arena Defensive Teams". www.tampabaystorm.com. Tampa Bay Storm. August 1, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
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    "Sharks Ink Playmaking Defensive Back". www.jaxsharks.com. Jacksonville Sharks. February 6, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
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    Steven Ur (August 25, 2016). "Soul DB Tracy Belton Named 2016 Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year". WordPress.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
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    "Soul bask in ArenaBowl championship DB Tracy Belton, head coach Clint Dolezel". www.phillytrib.com. BLOX Content Management System. August 31, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
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    Jake Russell (April 8, 2017). "The Valor's Arena Football League debut produced an auspicious and electrifying show". Washington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
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    "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    "Tracy Belton". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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