2012: Played in five games as a reserve running back ... was used mostly on short-yardage situations ... carried the ball eight times for 15 yards ... recorded nine yards on three carries in the season-opening win over Dayton.
Lincoln-Way West HS: Two-year varsity letterwinner for head coach Dave Ernst ... helped team to an 8-3 record and conference championship as a senior ... for for 1,595 yards on 235 carries and scored 23 touchdowns in final season ... also caught 13 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns ... named an all-state honorable mention selection, as well as an all-area and all-conference pick.
Personal: Born November 2, 1992 in New Lenox, Ill. ... son of Jim and Therese Bellamy ... one of three children ... his mother, Therese, and two aunts, Julie and Donna, are Illinois State graduates ... plans to major in exercise science.
