:Pat Beach
{{Short description|American football player (born 1959)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Pat Beach
| position = Tight end
| number = 81, 83, 89
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|12|28}}
| birth_place = Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 247
| high_school = Pullman (WA)
| college = Washington St.
| draftyear = 1982
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 140
| pastteams =
- Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1982|1991}})
- New York Jets (1992)*
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1992}})
- Phoenix Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1993}})
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Pac-10 (1981)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 163
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,558
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 14
| pfr = BeacPa00
}}
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
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),{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SFZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1875%2C2505730 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=WSU lands Pat Beach |date=July 12, 1978 |page=24}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uL5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4657%2C3330045 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Emerson |first=Paul |title=Pat Beach switches to WSU |date=July 12, 1978 |page=3B}} he played college football in town at Washington State University (WSU) under head coach Jim Walden.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nKtfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2867%2C2124966 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Emerson |first=Paul |title=Home grown |date=September 21, 1979 |page=1C}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2cteAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5394%2C5129866|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Barrows |first=Bob |title=Sorenson, Beach drafted |date=April 28, 1982 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xPhLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ie4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4526%2C6419724 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=NFL teams take best local talent |date=April 29, 1982 |page=27}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2steAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pjIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5375%2C5670022 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=Two more Cougars drafted in NFL |date=April 29, 1982 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iQNMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5708%2C3762477 |work=Spokane Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Four Cougars, two Vandals picked |date=April 29, 1982 |page=35}}
Professional 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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7XlfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ti8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6214%2C1409096 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Colts 20, Oilers 10 |date=December 19, 1983 |page=3C}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198312180clt.htm|title = Houston Oilers at Baltimore Colts - December 18th, 1983|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YqgpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5741%2C4539460 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |last=Goldberg |first=Dave |title=Cleveland's Byner finer than Colts |date=January 10, 1988 |page=C1}} In his career, he totaled 163 catches for 1,558 yards, averaging 9.6 yards per catch, and caught 14 touchdowns.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
= Regular season =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| 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 | ||||||
| colspan="2"| | 160 | 104 | 163 | 1,558 | 9.6 | 30 | 14 |
= Playoffs =
Personal
Beach married high school friend Robyn Crawford in 2007.
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{Footballstats |nfl=2499584 |cfl= |afl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=BeacPa00 |dbf= |rotoworld=}}
{{Baltimore Colts 1982 draft navbox}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Pullman, Washington
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