Photo by Willie Eashman
Sports in the Bay!
Being of a smaller stature is something Davone Bess has heard all of his life so it is safe to say the 5"10 - 190lb Miami Dolphins wide receiver has made it his plight to prove people wrong.
Coming home to play in Oakland against the team that passed him over on draft day three years ago made the taste of a 33-17 victory that much sweeter.
"I was really impressed with what Davone did," said Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano of his speeder receiver who finished the game with 6 receptions for 111-yards.
A product of Skyline High School in Oakland Bess, 25, who grew up blocks from the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum shook his head in disgust when asked for the final ticket count of tickets he purchased for friends and family. As of Friday it was 55 however after the game, he admitted that the amount had grown significantly since then.
Bess is proud to be from the Bay Area and has made no secret of his love of the Silver and Black growing up. Tim Brown was and still is his idol and Sparano has even compared him to former Raiders wide receiver.
He even has a Golden State Warriors tattoo proudly displayed on his left bicep to remind him that even though he plays in the Sunshine State he is still from the Golden State.
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