Tom Beasley

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Tom Beasley
No. 65, 67
Position:
Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1954-08-11) August 11, 1954 (age 69)
Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:Northfork (WV)
College:Virginia Tech
NFL draft:1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 60
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:105
Fumble recoveries:4
Sacks:11.5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Thomas Lynn Beasley (born August 11, 1954) is a former

Virginia Tech. His accomplishments at Tech led to his induction into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame
in 1988.

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,

Virginia Tech and in the NFL. [5]

References

  1. ^ Bone, Tom (June 4, 2017). "Tom Beasley's long journey to the NFL". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Scarangella, Dave (January 26, 1977). "Tech's Tom Beasley hopes for NFL draft". Southwest Times Journal (Pulaski-Radford). Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Jim (December 5, 1982). "Backup Beasley shines up Steel Curtain". Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "Tom Beasley". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 July 2014.