Davone Bess
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| Miami Dolphins — No. 15 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: September 13, 1985 | |
| Place of birth: Oakland, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| College: Hawaii | |
| Undrafted in 2008 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Davone Bess (born September 13, 1985 in Oakland, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Hawaii.
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[edit] Early years
Bess attended Skyline High School in Oakland, California and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was a first team All-City wide receiver as a junior. As a senior, he led his team to the League Championship and was a second team All-City quarterback. Davone Bess graduated from Skyline High School in 2003.
[edit] College career
[edit] Oregon State University
Bess lost his scholarship to Oregon State when he was sentenced to 15 months in a juvenile facility after allowing a friend to put stolen items in his car. During his time in the juvenile facility, Bess played in a seven man flag football team created by the facility. During a game against another seven man flag football team, Bess did exceptionally well and caught the eye of a Hawaii recruiter in the stands and was given a four year scholarship.
[edit] University of Hawaii
Davone Bess joined Hawaiʻi in 2005 and quickly gained at starting spot at wide receiver.
As a freshman, Bess caught 89 passes for 1,124 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. Selected WAC first team and WAC Freshman of the Year.
As a sophomore, caught 96 passes for 1,220 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. Named WAC first team.
In his junior year, he finished with 108 catches for 1266 yards with 12 TDs.
