Hall of Fame
Belmear was a member of the Yellow Jackets basketball, softball and baseball teams. While teaching and coaching at the former Dunbar High School in Fairmont, he earned a master's degree in physical education from West Virginia University. He also taught history at Fairmont Senior High School.
Belmear served as director of foreign student admissions from 1971 to 1993 at WVU, and in 1994 was inducted into the WVU School of Physical Education's Hall of Fame, the first black to be selected for the honor.