OBITUARIES / PASSINGS / George Belotti
George Belotti, 74, who played on the American Football League’s first championship team after lettering for three seasons at USC, died Monday in Arcadia of complications from a stroke, according to USC Sports Information Director Tim Tessalone.
A native of Los Angeles, Belotti attended Oxnard High School and played left tackle for the Trojans from 1954 to 1956. He was chosen to play in the 1957 Hula Bowl after his senior season and was an eighth-round pick of the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers in the 1957 draft.
Belotti played center with the Houston Oilers in 1960 when they won the first AFL championship. In 1961, he played briefly for the Oilers, who repeated as AFL champions, and the San Diego Chargers.
Services for Belotti, a longtime resident of Covina, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Steven’s Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, 1621 W. Garvey Ave., Alhambra.
He is survived by his wife, Marie; two daughters; and a granddaughter.
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