Pat Beach
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. | December 28, 1959||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Pullman (WA) | ||||||||
College: | Washington St. | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 6 / pick: 140 | ||||||||
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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 life
[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]
Professional 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.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1982 | BAL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 17 | 1 |
1983 | BAL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 16 | 1 |
1985 | IND | 16 | 16 | 36 | 376 | 10.4 | 30 | 6 |
1986 | IND | 16 | 16 | 25 | 265 | 10.6 | 26 | 1 |
1987 | IND | 12 | 12 | 28 | 239 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
1988 | IND | 16 | 16 | 26 | 235 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 |
1989 | IND | 16 | 13 | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 17 | 2 |
1990 | IND | 16 | 11 | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 21 | 1 |
1991 | IND | 12 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 26 | 0 |
1992 | PHI | 16 | 7 | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 16 | 2 |
1993 | PHO | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
160 | 104 | 163 | 1,558 | 9.6 | 30 | 14 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1987 | IND | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
1992 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
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.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Pullman, Washington
- Sportspeople from Grants Pass, Oregon
- Players of American football from Washington (state)
- Players of American football from Oregon
- American football tight ends
- Washington State Cougars football players
- Baltimore Colts players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Phoenix Cardinals players