Dick Beechner
{{Short description|American football coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Dick Beechner
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| player_sport1 = Golf
| player_years2 = 1953–1956
| player_team2 = Nebraska
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| alma_mater = University of Nebraska (1956, 1964)
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1956–1957
| coach_team2 = Lincoln HS (NE) (reserve)
| coach_years3 = 1958–1964
| coach_team3 = Lincoln HS (NE) (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1965
| coach_years5 = 1966–1970
| coach_team5 = Hiram Scott
| coach_years6 = 1974
| coach_team6 = Nebraska (GA)
| coach_years7 = 1975
| coach_team7 = Nebraska (C)
| coach_years8 = 1977
| coach_team8 = Washington State (AHC/OL)
| coach_years9 = 1978–1981
| coach_team9 = Missouri (ST/TE)
| coach_sport10 = Golf
| coach_years11 = 1956–1964
| coach_team11 = Lincoln HS (NE)
| coach_years12 = 1966–1970
| coach_team12 = Hiram Scott
| coach_years13 = 1997–2009
| coach_team13 = Nebraska–Kearney
| admin_years1 = 1970
| admin_team1 = Hiram Scott
| admin_years2 = 1982–1984
| admin_team2 = Washington State (assoc. AD)
| admin_years3 = 1987–1996
| admin_team3 = Kearney State / Nebraska–Kearney
| overall_record = 26–14–1 (college football)
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Richard Beechner is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Hiram Scott College in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.{{Cite news |date=January 17, 1966 |title=Dick Beechner to Hiram Scott |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/beatrice-daily-sun-dick-beechner-to-hira/157017200/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Beatrice Daily Sun |pages=3}}{{Cite news |date=January 16, 1966 |title=Beechner Grid Coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lincoln-star-beechner-grid-coach/157017383/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=The Lincoln Star |pages=27}} He was the only head football coach in the school's history because Hiram Scott only existed from 1965 to 1970, and was shut down due to massive debt.{{Cite news |last=Madden |first=Bill |date=December 10, 1970 |title=Dick Beechner, HSC athletic director and coach, resigns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-herald-dick-beechner-hsc-athletic/157018063/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Star-Herald |pages=8}} Hiram Scott did not have a single losing season in its five years as a football program. Its two biggest wins came on September 24, 1966 over the Omaha (13–7) and on November 7, 1970 over Boise State (7–3).
Beechner was also an assistant football coach at Nebraska,{{Cite news |date=September 6, 1974 |title=Beechner 'Scout Chief' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-herald-beechner-scout-chief/157018559/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Star-Herald |pages=9}} Missouri,{{Cite news |last=Spagnola |first=Mickey |date=April 22, 1978 |title=Beechner's memories are special |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-daily-tribune-beechners-memori/157019226/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Columbia Daily Tribune |pages=9}} and Washington State.{{Cite news |date=December 28, 1976 |title=Beechner top WSU grid aid |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-beechner-top-wsu-grid-a/157018994/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=The News Tribune |pages=18}}{{Cite news |date=December 28, 1976 |title=Powers hires Dick Beechner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-telegram-powers-hires-dick/157019054/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=The Columbus Telegram |pages=9}}
Personal life and noncoaching career
While not coaching between 1971 and 1973, Beechner worked for the West Nebraska Express trucking company and was the director of field services for the Nebraska Motor Carriers' Association.{{Cite news |last=Madden |first=Bill |date=May 16, 1973 |title=Dick Beechner, Ex-HSC Coach, Takes Job With Lincoln Firm |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-herald-dick-beechner-ex-hsc-coach/157018312/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Star-Herald |pages=10}}{{Cite news |date=May 16, 1973 |title=Dick Beechner To New Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-dick-beechner-to-ne/157018349/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Lincoln Journal Star |pages=18}}
In 1976, Beechner transitioned from an assistant football position to a position in Nebraska's administrative staff.{{Cite news |last=Provost |first=Wally |date=August 5, 1976 |title=N.U.'s Next Ticket Manager? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-nus-next-ticket-ma/157018953/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Omaha World-Herald |pages=27}} In 1983, he left coaching to become an associate athletic director at Washington State.{{Cite news |date=August 1, 1982 |title=Washington State hires Beechner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-herald-washington-state-hires-beech/157019437/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Star-Herald |pages=16}}
Beechner served as the athletic director for Hiram Scott in 1970 and Nebraska–Kearney from 1987 to 1996.{{Cite news |date=January 28, 1970 |title=Dick Beechner Accepts Duties As Athletic Director at HSC |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-herald-dick-beechner-accepts-duties/157017804/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Star-Herald |pages=6}}{{Cite news |date=July 10, 1987 |title=Kearney AD to build on success |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-kearney-ad-to-build/157019575/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Lincoln Journal Star |pages=15}}{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Brent |date=August 21, 1987 |title=AD Beechner enthusiastic about new job |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kearney-hub-ad-beechner-enthusiastic-abo/157019620/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |work=Kearney Hub |pages=79}}
Head coaching record
=College football=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Hiram Scott Scotties
| conf = NCAA College Division independent
| startyear = 1966
| endyear = 1970
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1966
| name = Hiram Scott
| overall = 5–2
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1967
| name = Hiram Scott
| overall = 5–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1968
| name = Hiram Scott
| overall = 5–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1969
| name = Hiram Scott
| overall = 5–4
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1970
| name = Hiram Scott
| overall = 6–2–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Hiram Scott
| overall = 26–14–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 26–14–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
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References
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External links
- {{cite web |last =Mahoney |first =Buck |title =Beechner steps down as UNK golf coach |publisher = KearneyHub.com |date = 9 July 2009 |url =http://www.kearneyhub.com/sports/local/article_7576a36b-62e1-5bc9-a0e4-074743577b5e.html |accessdate = 20 November 2009}}
- {{cite web |last =Rein |first = Mark|authorlink = |title = Now-defunct Hiram Scott College's football team gathers to reminisce |publisher = KearneyHub.com |date = 26 June 2007 |url =http://www.kearneyhub.com/sports/local/article_d4e19126-ac20-50d9-8c8d-ffff8c9e3b77.html |accessdate = 20 November 2009}}
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