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{{Short description|American football player (1944–2016)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Caesar Belser
| image       =
| caption     = 
| number      = 24, 50
| position    = [[Linebacker]], [[Safety (American football position)|safety]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1944|09|13}}
| birth_place = [[Montgomery, Alabama]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2016|3|05|1944|9|13}}
| death_place = [[Hurst, Texas]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 0
| weight_lbs  = 205
| high_school = [[George Washington Carver High School (Montgomery, Alabama)|Montgomery (AL) Carver]]
| college     = [[Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football|Arkansas AM&N]]
| draftyear   = 1966
| draftround  = 10
| draftpick   = 145
| teams       =
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] (1968–1971)
* [[Edmonton Eskimos]] (1972–1973)
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] (1974)
| highlights  =
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl IV|IV]])
* [[American Football League|AFL champion]] (1969)
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 60
| pfr         = BelsCe20 
}}

'''Caesar Edward Belser''' (September 13, 1944 – March 5, 2016) was an [[American football]] [[linebacker]] and [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] who played in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) and the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He is the father of [[Jason Belser]].

He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff|Arkansas AM&N]], and professionally in the AFL and the NFL for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] and later the [[San Francisco 49ers]].

Belser died on the weekend of March 5, 2016, according to his family. He was 71. He was battling lung cancer, as well as neurological damage from playing football. Per his family's wishes, his brain will be donated to scientific research.<ref>[http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article64662352.html Former Chiefs safety Caesar Belser dies, will have brain donated to science]</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of American Football League players]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nfl.com/players/ceasarbelser/profile?id=BEL765395 NFL.com player page]

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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:American football linebackers]]
[[Category:American football safeties]]
[[Category:Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football players]]
[[Category:Edmonton Elks players]]
[[Category:Kansas City Chiefs players]]
[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Montgomery, Alabama]]
[[Category:American Football League players]]
[[Category:Deaths from lung cancer in Texas]]
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