Bill Belk

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1946)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bill Belk

| number = 72

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|2|19}}

| birth_place = Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.

| college = Maryland Eastern Shore

| draftyear = 1968

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 153

| teams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1968}}–{{NFL Year|1974}})
• Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|1975}}–{{CFL Year|1976}})

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 1

| statlabel2 = Touchdowns

| statvalue2 = 1

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 4

}}

William Arthur Belk (born February 19, 1946) is an American former professional football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at Maryland Eastern Shore. He played for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1975 and 1976. He played a total of 9 years of professional football.

Belk was inducted into the University of Maryland Eastern-Shore Hall of Fame in 1984. His collegiate career spanned from 1964 to 1968. In college, Belk was a two-way starter at

offensive and defensive end. He received All-Conference honors in 1966 and 1967, and was co-captain of the team his senior year. While in college, Belk was a student athlete, making the honor roll and dean’s list. He graduated in 1968, earning a bachelor's degree in Business Education.

In the NFL, Belk proved to be a versatile, reliable, and very intelligent football player, starting at both defensive end and tackle. One of his coaches, Dick Nolan, made this testimony in reference to Belk, “What I like about Bill is that he's very smart. He knows exactly what he's doing out there and can adjust to any situation."