Byron Paul Velvick (born June 24, 1964) is an American professional angler, television personality, and sportscaster. He is a two-time WON Bass U.S. Open champion fisherman who previously held the BASS record for three-day limit (April 13–15, 2000 in
Clear Lake California). Velvick spent two years as a commentator for the
ESPN2
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show ''BassCenter'' from 2005 to 2006.
He has also been an on-the-water reporter and contributing analyst for ESPN's fishing coverage. He retired from professional fishing at the end of the 2016 season, to spend more time with his family.
The Bachelor
In September 2004, Velvick and Jay Overbye, a 40-year-old real estate agent from
New Jersey
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were selected as candidates for the bachelor for
Season 6 of the United States
television show
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''
The Bachelor'', with only Velvick continuing on for the rest of the season. Velvick later chose bachelorette Maribel Liliana "Mary" Delgado. Delgado, who moved to the US with her parents from
Cuba
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when she was a year old, had been a contestant the previous autumn during the series' 4th season.
During the finale show that aired during Thanksgiving week 2004, Velvick asked Mary Delgado to marry him in Spanish in order for her parents to be able to understand his proposal. Delgado accepted. After they became engaged, Delgado joined Velvick's tour and learned the sport. She is now a competing angler in her own right.
Velvick and Delgado ended their relationship in December 2009.
In March 2015, Velvick married Belinda Juarez. They have a daughter. Divorced 2020.
References
External links
Byron Velvick Official site*
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1964 births
Living people
University of California, Irvine alumni
People from the Las Vegas Valley
People from Downey, California
People from Del Rio, Texas
Bachelor Nation contestants