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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
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

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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

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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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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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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

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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

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Beach married high school friend Robyn Crawford in 2007.

References

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  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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