Ed Beinor

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ed Beinor

| number = 73, 45

| position = Tackle
Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|11|16}}

| birth_place = Harvey, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|1|6|1917|11|16}}

| death_place = Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 222

| high_school = Thornton Township
(Harvey, Illinois)

| college = Notre Dame

| draftyear = 1939

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 46

| pastteams =

St. Louis Gunners ({{NFL Year|1939}})
Chicago Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1940|1941}})
Washington Redskins (1941–{{NFL Year|1942}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 33

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 13

| pfr = BeinEd20

}}

Joseph Edward Beinor (November 16, 1917 – January 6, 1991) was an American football tackle. He played college football for Notred Dame from 1935 to 1938 and professional football for the St. Louis Gunners (1939), Chicago Cardinals (1940-41), and Washington Redskins (1941).Heisler, Karen Croake. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Nyg3NJ4VVuAC&dq=Ed+Beinor+world+war+II&pg=PA97 "Irish Legend"], Fighting Irish: Legends, Lists and Lore, Champaign, Illinois, Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2006, page 97. {{ISBN|978-1-58261-752-7}}{{Cite web |title=1939 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1939/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Earl years

Beinor was born in 1917 in Harvey, Illinois.{{cite web|title=Ed Beinor|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=December 2, 2024|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/b/bein00200.html}} He attended Thornton Township High School where he played football and baseball and competed in swimming and track meets. He graduated in 1935.{{cite news|title='Beefy' Beinor Joins Marines|newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|date=May 4, 1945|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-advertiser-beinor/160198863/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Notre Dame

Beinor enrolled at the University of Notre Dame and played for the Fighting Irish football team from 1935 to 1938. As a sophomore, he was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) to the 1936 All-Midwest football team.{{cite news|title=All-Midwest Team Is Powerhouse Despite Big Ten's Shaky Season: NEA Honor Teams Named|newspaper=The Post-Register|date=November 28, 1937|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-register-all-midwest-team-is-po/160205315/|via=Newspapers.com}} As a junior, he was selected by the NEA and All-America Board (AAB) as a first-team tackle on the 1937 All-America team. As a senior, he starred for the 1938 Notre Dame team that compiled an 8–1 record and was selected as national champion by the Dickinson System. Beinor was a unanimous first-team pick on the 1938 All-America team,{{cite web|title=Football Award Winners|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2016|access-date=October 21, 2017|page=7|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf}} receiving first-team honors from, among others, the AAB, Associated Press, United Press, Central Press, Collier's Weekly, NEA, International News Service, Liberty magazine, and The Sporting News.

Professional football

In 1939, Beinor signed with the St. Louis Gunners of the American Football League.{{cite news|title=Joe Beinor, Notre Dame Tackle, Is Signed by Gunners|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=October 11, 1939|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-joe-beinor-notr/160195786/|via=Newspapers.com}} He appeared in four games for the Gunners during the 1939 season. He also coached at Thornton Academy in Harvey, Illinois, while playing for the Gunners.{{cite news|title=Ed Beinor and Kuharich Sign with Dodgers|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=June 12, 1940|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-ed-beinor-and-kuharich-s/160196263/|via=Newspapers.com}}

In August 1940, Beinor was acquired by the Chicago Cardinals in a trade with the Brooklyn Dodgers who owned his NFL rights. Chicago coach Jimmy Conzelman traded for Beinor seeking linemen familiar with the Notre Dame system.{{cite news|title=Cardinals Have New Coach, but Same Old Woes|newspaper=Chicago GTribune|date=August 25, 1950|page=II-4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-cardinals-have-new-coach/160196754/|via=Newspapers.com}} He appeared in 11 games for the Cardinals in 1940, seven of them as a starter. He continued with the Cardinals at the start of the 1941 season, appearin in seven games, three as a starter.

In early November 1941, the Washington Redskins purchased Beinor from the Cardinals.{{cite news|title=Redskins Buy Tackle Beinor|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|date=November 7, 1941|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-redskins-buy-ta/160197480/|via=Newspapers.com}} He appeared in four games for the Redskins in 1941 and returned to the club in 1942, appearing in 11 games, three as a starter.

Military service

In February 1943, Beinor entered the Marine Corps as a lieutenant during World War II.{{cite news|title=Pro Footballers Have Full League In Armed Service|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=February 23, 1943|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal-beinor/160198065/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was assigned to San Diego where he became a pilot. In June 1943, he married Margaret Birkholz at the Notre Dame chapel.{{cite news|title=Lt. Joe Beinor Weds Margaret Birkholz|newspaper=The Miami Herald|date=June 26, 1943|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-beinor/160198276/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Beinor was assigned for six months to Camp Pendleton where he conducted classes in combat conditioning. He was deployed to the Pacific Theatre of the war in December 1943. Beinor was in charge of maintenance for the Patrol Bomber (PBJ) squadron VMB-423 in the South Pacific.Lodi News-Sentinel. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19431109&id=oow1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ie4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=4405,4810061 "Sports Events Staged In Between Battles"], November 9, 1943, page 5.[https://www.seabees93.net/GI%20VMB423-BOOK2.htm Remembering VMB-423 Book II]. Retrieved September 7, 2019. In May 1945, he joined the 1st Marine Air Wing bombing squadron at a welfare and recreation officer.

Later years

After his discharge from the Marines, Beinor worked for the Catholic Welfare Bureau as director of the boys program in Santa Barbara, California.{{cite news|title=Catholic Bureau Picks New Boys Work Director|newspaper=Santa Barbara News-Press|date=September 30, 1945|page=A5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-catholic-bureau/160199459/|via=Newspapers.com}} He also served as the line coach for the 1946 Santa Barbara Gauchos football team.{{cite news|title=Gauchos Seek 'Gift' For Coach Beinor|newspaper=Santa Barbara News-Press|date=November 5, 1946|page=B6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-gauchos-seek-g/160200976/|via=Newspapers.com}} In 1947, he was hired as the head football, basketball and track coach at St. Mary's High School in Phoenix, Arizona.{{cite news|title=Ed Beinor Signs as head Coach at Arizona School|newspaper=Santa Barbara News-Press|date=April 9, 1947|page=B5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-ed-beinor-signs/160200580/|via=Newspapers.com}} After two years at St. Mary's, Beinor left the school to join his father's business in managing a supermarket in Kankakee, Illinois.{{cite news|title=Beinor Quits St. Mary's Coaching Job To Enter Business|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=May 5, 1949|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-beinor-quits-st-ma/160201972/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Beinor later worked for the Industrial Division of Remington Arms. He retired as the company's national sales manager. He had four children. He died in 1991 at his home in Edwardsville, Illinois.{{cite news|title=Joseph Edward Beinor|newspaper=Southtown Star|date=January 13, 1991|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/southtown-star-beinor/160192738/|via=Newspapers.com}}