Pat Beach

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Pat Beach
No. 81, 83, 89
Position:
6
 / Pick: 140
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:163
Receiving yards:1,558
Touchdowns:14
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Patrick Jesse Beach (born December 28, 1959) is a former professional

Phoenix Cardinals. He played college football at Washington State University in Pullman
.

Early years

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

1982 NFL Draft.[4][5][6][7]

NFL 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.

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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