Pat Beach
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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| Born: | December 28, 1959 Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Pullman (WA) | ||||||
| College: | Washington State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1982 / Round: 6 / Pick: 140 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Patrick Jesse Beach (born December 28, 1959) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and Phoenix Cardinals. He played college football at Washington State University in Pullman.
Early years[edit]
Born in Grants Pass, Oregon, Beach moved to Pullman with his family at age eleven. A three-sport athlete at Pullman High School (football, basketball, track & field),[1][2] he played college football in town at Washington State University (WSU) under head coach Jim Walden.[3]
Beach led the Cougars to the Holiday Bowl in 1981 and was selected by the Colts in the sixth round (140th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.[4][5][6][7]
NFL career[edit]
In his second NFL season in 1983, Beach scored the Baltimore Colts' last touchdown in a 20–10 win over the Houston Oilers on December 18, a twelve-yard completion from Mike Pagel with less than two minutes remaining.[8][9] The franchise relocated to Indianapolis prior to the 1984 season.
Following the 1987 season, Beach caught a two-yard touchdown pass in the Colts' divisional playoff game against the Cleveland Browns, a 38–21 loss.[10] In his career, he totaled 163 catches for 1,558 yards, averaging 9.6 yards per catch, and caught 14 touchdowns.
Personal[edit]
Beach married high school friend Robyn Crawford in 2007.
References[edit]
- ^ "WSU lands Pat Beach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). July 12, 1978. p. 24.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (July 12, 1978). "Pat Beach switches to WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3B.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (September 21, 1979). "Home grown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- ^ Barrows, Bob (April 28, 1982). "Sorenson, Beach drafted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- ^ "NFL teams take best local talent". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 29, 1982. p. 27.
- ^ "Two more Cougars drafted in NFL". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 29, 1982. p. 1C.
- ^ "Four Cougars, two Vandals picked". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). April 29, 1982. p. 35.
- ^ "Colts 20, Oilers 10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 19, 1983. p. 3C.
- ^ "Houston Oilers at Baltimore Colts - December 18th, 1983". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Goldberg, Dave (January 10, 1988). "Cleveland's Byner finer than Colts". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
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