Gerald Bess
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Pensacola, Florida | May 24, 1958||||||
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College: | Tuskegee University | ||||||
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Gerald D. Bess (born May 24, 1958) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played in 1987 for the Buffalo Bills.[1] He played six seasons in the Canadian Football League.[2] Bess also led the Canadian Football League with 12 interceptions in 1984, he also had interception for 102-yard return for a touchdown.Bess had tryouts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers and mini camp with the Indianapolis Colts.Gerald Bess later became a pastor at New Commandment Christian Church in Atlanta.
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Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Pensacola, Florida
- American football cornerbacks
- Tuskegee Golden Tigers football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- Players of Canadian football from Pensacola, Florida
- Christians from Florida
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive back, 1950s birth stubs