Pat Beach

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Pat Beach
No. 81, 83, 89
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1959-12-28) December 28, 1959 (age 64)
Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Pullman (WA)
College:Washington St.
NFL draft:1982 / Round: 6 / Pick: 140
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:163
Receiving yards:1,558
Touchdowns:14
Player stats at 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 life

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

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

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving
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

Year Team Games Receiving
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

Beach married high school friend Robyn Crawford in 2007.

References

  1. ^ "WSU lands Pat Beach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). July 12, 1978. p. 24.
  2. ^ Emerson, Paul (July 12, 1978). "Pat Beach switches to WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3B.
  3. ^ Emerson, Paul (September 21, 1979). "Home grown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  4. ^ Barrows, Bob (April 28, 1982). "Sorenson, Beach drafted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  5. ^ "NFL teams take best local talent". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 29, 1982. p. 27.
  6. ^ "Two more Cougars drafted in NFL". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 29, 1982. p. 1C.
  7. ^ "Four Cougars, two Vandals picked". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). April 29, 1982. p. 35.
  8. ^ "Colts 20, Oilers 10". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 19, 1983. p. 3C.
  9. ^ "Houston Oilers at Baltimore Colts - December 18th, 1983". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  10. ^ Goldberg, Dave (January 10, 1988). "Cleveland's Byner finer than Colts". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.

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