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American football executive (1937–2023)
American football player
Robert King Beathard Jr. ( BETH -ərd[1] football executive who was the general manager for the Washington Redskins (1978–1988) and the San Diego Chargers (1990–2000) of the National Football League (NFL). His teams won four Super Bowls and competed in three others during his 38 years in the NFL, doing so with the Kansas City Chiefs (1966), Miami Dolphins (1972 and 1973), Redskins (1982, 1983, and 1987), and the Chargers (1994). Beathard was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
Early life and playing career [ edit ]
Beathard was born in Zanesville, Ohio , before moving to El Segundo, California , at the age of four. He attended El Segundo High School but did not begin playing football until his sophomore year, as a tailback . In college, he accepted a scholarship to play football for LSU , but returned home after summer practices after feeling homesick. He then enrolled at El Camino Junior College for a year before enrolling at Cal Poly , where he played football as a back-up running back and later the starting quarterback and defensive back , leading Cal Poly to back-to-back 9–1 seasons. He went undrafted in 1959 and had pre-season stints with two professional teams, but was unable to find a spot, spending his early post-college years playing semi-pro football and working various non-football jobs.[2]
Executive career [ edit ]
Beathard joined the Kansas City Chiefs as a part-time scout in 1963. He left the Chiefs for the American Football League before returning to Kansas City in 1966.[3] Atlanta Falcons from 1968 through 1971. He was named director of player personnel for the Miami Dolphins in 1972, succeeding Joe Thomas .[4] [5]
General manager [ edit ]
Beathard was named general manager of the Washington Redskins in 1978. Prominent draft picks for the Redskins under his tenure include Art Monk , Mark May , Russ Grimm , Dexter Manley , Charlie Brown , Darrell Green , Charles Mann , and Gary Clark . Beathard resigned from the team prior to the 1989 NFL draft and spent that year as a studio analyst with NFL on NBC [6] San Diego Chargers . In 1994, the organization won the AFC Championship and appeared in its first Super Bowl. He retired in 2000.[7]
Personal life [ edit ]
Beathard resided with his wife Christine in Franklin, Tennessee .[8] Pete Beathard , was a quarterback at USC , the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers . One of Beathard's sons, Casey Beathard , is a country music songwriter.[9] Illinois State .[10] [11] C. J. Beathard and Tucker Beathard , are a quarterback and a singer-songwriter respectively. Another of Beathard's grandsons, Clayton Beathard, was fatally stabbed in a bar fight in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2019.[12]
Beathard participated in the 1984 New York City Marathon .[13] [14] Cal Poly Mustangs Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988.[15] Pro Football Hall of Fame and Chargers Hall of Fame in 2018.[16] [17] Alzheimer's disease at his home in Franklin, Tennessee .[18]
References [ edit ]
^ Attner, Paul; Shapiro, Leonard (April 12, 1981). "BOBBY BEATHARD" . Retrieved December 25, 2017 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
^ Coleman, Madeline (February 1, 2023). "Super Bowl-Winning NFL Executive Bobby Beathard Dies at 86" . Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 1, 2023 .
^ Wallace, William N. "Cards Get Anderson, Send Lane to Packers," The New York Times , Wednesday, February 23, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2020
^ Belson, Ken (February 1, 2023). "Bobby Beathard, Mastermind of N.F.L. Dynasties, Dies at 86" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^ Doerschuk, Steve. "Bobby Beathard had to fight his way to Hog Heaven" . CantonRep.com . Retrieved January 7, 2020 .
^ "Riding into sunset" . The Californian Newspapers.com .
^ "Bobby Beathard" . Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2011 .
^ "Casey Beathard" . Broadcast Music Incorporated . Retrieved December 28, 2007 .
^ "College coach abruptly quits, puts 'All Lives Matter to Our Lord' sign on office door while leaving" . September 27, 2020.
^ "Illinois State Athletics" . www.goredbirds.com . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016 .
^ "Man sentenced in 2019 murder of two outside Nashville bar, one of them a Rhodes student" . July 7, 2022.
^ Bock, Hal (October 26, 1984). "Marathon Week can be hazardous to health" . Times-News . Hendersonville, North Carolina. AP. p. 17 . Retrieved January 11, 2011 .
^ "World Bodysurfing Championships - 2006 Contest Results" . Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Cal Poly" . Cal Poly . Retrieved December 25, 2017 .
^ "Longtime Chargers GM Bobby Beathard Elected to Hall of Fame" . Los Angeles Chargers . February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018 .
^ Miller, Jeff (September 7, 2018). "Joey Bosa to miss Chargers' opener with left foot injury" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 16, 2019 .
^ Rifkin, Glenn. "Bobby Beathard, Hall of Fame football executive, dies at 86" . The Washington Post . Retrieved February 1, 2023 .
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Vernon Bebernes (1947–1949)
Joe Sankene (1950)
Mike Serna (1951)
Bob Neal (1952–1953)
Jerry Duncan (1954–1956)
Bobby Beathard (1957–1958)
Tom Klosterman (1958–1959)
Ted Tollner (1959–1961)
John Ramsey (1962)
Howard Taylor (1963)
Fred Richlieu (1964)
Walt Raymond (1965)
Jeff Carlovsky (1966–1967)
Jon Sunderland (1967)
Don Milan (1968–1970)
Gary Abate (1969)
Steve Bresnahan (1971)
John Pettas (1972)
Mike Coulson (1973)
Rich Robbins (1974–1975)
Bob Ansari (1976–1977)
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Lloyd Nelson (1981)
Tim Snodgrass (1982–1983)
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Keith Jarrett (1989)
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Alli Abrew (1996–1997)
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Seth Burford (2000–2001)
Chris Peterson (2002–2003)
Anthony Garnett (2004–2005)
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Jonathan Dally (2007–2008)
Tony Smith (2009–2010)
Doug Shumway (2010)
Andre Broadous (2010–2012)
Vince Moraga (2013)
Chris Brown (2013–2015)
Dano Graves (2013, 2016)
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Jake Jeffrey (2017–2018)
Jalen Hamler (2019–2020)
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