Tom Beasley
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Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||
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Born: | Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S. | August 11, 1954||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Northfork (WV) | ||||||
College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 60 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Thomas Lynn Beasley (born August 11, 1954) is a former
Beasley is a native of Elkhorn, West Virginia and played for Northfork High School. [1]
In his senior season for the Gobblers in 1976, Beasley was in on 78 tackles, 11 of them for loss. As a senior, he made the All-South Independent team and was honorable mention All-America as the Gobblers posted a 6-5 mark.[2] After his senior season he was selected to play in the Blue-Gray game and the American Bowl,[3] highlighting senior standouts.
Beasley was the 60th overall pick by the Steelers, going in the third round of the 1977 draft. In 1979, he established what was then a Steeler's record with 11 solo tackles in a start against the Houston Oilers. He was named NFL Defensive Player of the week for his effort.[4] He ended his career with 11.5 sacks, his best year coming in 1982 when he had 6.5 for the Steelers.
His son,
References
- ^ Bone, Tom (June 4, 2017). "Tom Beasley's long journey to the NFL". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Beasley, Bell, Glover, Widger bring total to 34: Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame". Southwest Times (Pulaski, VA). June 26, 1988. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Scarangella, Dave (January 26, 1977). "Tech's Tom Beasley hopes for NFL draft". Southwest Times Journal (Pulaski-Radford). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Jim (December 5, 1982). "Backup Beasley shines up Steel Curtain". Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Tom Beasley". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 July 2014.