Autry Beamon
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born: | November 12, 1953 Terrell, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | East Texas | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1975 / Round: 12 / Pick: 311 | ||||||||||
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Autry Beamon Jr. (born November 12, 1953) is a former professional American football safety who played for three National Football League (NFL) teams.
College career
Beamon played
He is still the only player in his college’s history to be a four-time first team All-Lone Star Conference selection.[3]
He is in both the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor and the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
Professional career
In the 1975 NFL draft the Minnesota Vikings chose Beamon in the 12th round (draft pick 311 overall).[5] He was on the Vikings team that played in Super Bowl XI, losing to the then Oakland Raiders in January 1977.[6]
In the course of his seven-year NFL career Beamon made 13 interceptions for 132 yards including a career best six picks in the 1977 season for the Seattle Seahawks.[7] The following season he had four interceptions for the Seahawks.[8] Only two players in the NFL — Rolland Lawrence of the Atlanta Falcons and Mario Clark of the Buffalo Bills — had more interceptions in each of those two seasons, 1977 and 1978.[9][10]
Beamon had at least one fumble recovery in all but one of his seven NFL seasons for a career total of eight: three for the Vikings, three for the Seahawks and two for the Browns.[11]
In 1977 Beamon scored his only NFL touchdown, returning a blocked punt in a Seahawks home game against the Baltimore Colts.[12][13][14] His only other points in the NFL also came from a blocked punt for the Vikings in a home game against the New York Jets in 1975, resulting in a 2-point safety.[15][16][17]
In both the 1978 and 1979 seasons he was the special teams captain for the Seahawks.[18]
References
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/honors/a-m-commerce-athletic-hall-of-fame/autry-beamon/8
- ^ https://lionathletics.com/honors/a-m-commerce-athletic-hall-of-fame/autry-beamon/8
- ^ https://lonestarconference.org/hof.aspx?hof=45
- ^ https://lonestarconference.org/hof.aspx?hof=45
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112250/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAMOAUT01
- ^ https://lonestarconference.org/hof.aspx?hof=45
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112250/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAMOAUT01
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112250/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAMOAUT01
- ^ https://www.nfl.com/stats/player-stats/category/interceptions/1977/post/all/defensiveinterceptions/desc
- ^ https://www.nfl.com/stats/player-stats/category/interceptions/1978/REG/all/defensiveinterceptions/desc
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BeamAu20.htm
- ^ https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/beam00400.html
- ^ https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2021/SEA.pdf. See p. 268 under Blocked Punts Returned for Touchdowns
- ^ Video of Beamon’s touchdown is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N33f7PADfE
- ^ https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/beam00400.html
- ^ https://www.dailynorseman.com/2014/12/4/7333855/a-brief-look-at-jets-vikings-history
- ^ Video of Beamon’s blocked punt safety is at 5:41 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYZd-noybkU
- ^ https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2021/SEA.pdf. See p. 303 under Captains/Special Teams
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