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04/15/2013
Former LB Matt Sinclair Joins Illini Football Staff
2004 UI Graduate and Former NFL Player Returns to Alma Mater
04/11/2013
Orange and Blue Spring Game Notes & Links
Illini to Scrimmage Under the Lights Friday Night on BTN
02/20/2013
Mike Bellamy Promoted to Wide Receivers Coach
Fighting Illini Great was Assistant Director for Player Personnel and Relations in 2012
12/21/2012
Walk-On Tryout Informational Meeting Set for Jan. 14
Meeting for Potential Walk-Ons Scheduled for Jan. 14
07/16/2012
Schedule BTN Illini School Day #3 - July 17
Final Day with 24 Hours of Illini Programming this Summer
Former Illinois All-American Mike Bellamy is in his second year on the Fighting Illini staff and is in his first year as the wide receivers coach in 2013.
Bellamy spent the 2012 season as the assistant director of player personnel and relations for Illinois. In that role, he coordinated all former player events, assisted with on-campus recruiting and recruiting mailings, helped coordinate the annual Illinois high school coaches clinic and coordinated functions with Block I, fraternities and sororities.
As a player at Illinois (1988 & '89), Bellamy was a second-team All-American as a kick returner and a first-team All-Big Ten receiver in 1989. He recorded 59 receptions for 927 yards and eight TDs for the Illini that season, the fourth-most TD catches in a season in school history and the ninth-most receiving yards. He also returned 16 kickoffs for 459 yards, an average of 28.7 that ranks second in school history. Bellamy stands second in Illini history in career kickoff return average at 26.4 yards per return, and his 170 kickoff return yards against Indiana on Nov. 18, 1989, remain the single-game school record. He was named one of the top 10 receivers in Illinois history in 2008 and was inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Hall of Fame in 2007 for his achievements at the College of DuPage in suburban Chicago.
After earning a bachelor's degree in speech communication from Illinois in 1990, Bellamy was a second-round selection by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1990 NFL Draft, playing two seasons for the team. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders from 1992-95 before playing for Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League in 1995-96, winning the World Bowl in 1996.
Bellamy came to Illinois after serving as the receivers and specialists coach at Clark-Atlanta University in 2011. Prior to that, was the passing game coordinator, receivers coach, and specialists coach at Sprayberry High School from 2008-10. Bellamy has assisted at camps at Illinois, Virginia and Georgia State, as well as the 2010 and 2011 Under Armour Combine and the 2009 and 2010 Georgia High School All-Star game.
Following his playing career and before joining the coaching ranks, Bellamy and his wife, Tanya, built a successful business in the beauty industry in the Atlanta area. The couple has three children: Mike, McKenna and McKoy.
updated 2/20/2013
