Eric Beavers

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|position=Quarterback

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1964|10|3}}

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|high_school=Davis (CA)

|college=Nevada

|undraftedyear=1987

|pastteams=

Graz Giants (1991–1993)
Los Angeles Cobras ({{NFL Year|1988}})

|highlights=

University of Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame (1999)
All-Big Sky (1985, 1986)
Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP (1986)
Big Sky Conference Champion (1983, 1986)
Austrian Bowl Champion (1991, 1992)
Austrian Football League MVP (1992)

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Eric Beavers (born October 3, 1964) is a former professional American football quarterback. Beavers played three seasons in the Austrian Football League for the Graz Giants in Austria. He also played one season with the Los Angeles Cobras of the Arena Football League. He played college football at the University of Nevada, Reno and attended Davis High School in Davis, California.

Early life

Beavers earned four letters in baseball and football at Davis High School. He played free safety and quarterback as a junior in football. He was not a full-time starter at quarterback until his senior year when he threw for 1,600 yards and twelve touchdowns while leading Davis to a 6–2–1 record and the Delta League championship. Beavers was named the league's Offensive Player of the Year and also earned second-team All-Metro honors in the Sacramento area. He had a .340 batting average in baseball his senior season.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/150416734/ |title=Wolf Pack offense: Leave it to Beavers |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=August 17, 1986 |accessdate=March 20, 2016 |pages=27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320235306/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/150416734/ |archivedate=March 20, 2016 }}

College career

Beavers played for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the University of Nevada from 1983 to 1986.{{cite web|url=http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/genrel/052507acd.html |title=Eric Beavers (1983-86/ Football) |publisher=nevadawolfpack.com |accessdate=March 20, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320231523/http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/genrel/052507acd.html |archivedate=March 20, 2016 }} He redshirted in 1982. He helped the Wolf Pack advance to the NCAA Division I-AA semifinals in 1983, passing for 832 yards and nine touchdowns while also rushing for 199 yards and a touchdown. Beavers led the Big Sky Conference in passing efficiency in his first full season as a starter in 1984 while passing for 2,370 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns in 1984. In 1985, he led the Big Sky in passing efficiency for the second straight year and threw for 27 touchdowns and 2,617 yards.{{cite web|url=http://www.scout.com/college/boise-state/story/1025179-boise-state-tribute-to-nevada-football |title=Boise State Tribute to Nevada Football |publisher=scout.com |date=November 24, 2010 |accessdate=March 21, 2016 |author=Couch, Rod |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321202027/http://www.scout.com/college/boise-state/story/1025179-boise-state-tribute-to-nevada-football |archivedate=March 21, 2016 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-30-sp-14347-story.html |title=Fullerton Opens With Tough Chore : Titans Face Nevada Reno Team That's Probably Good Bet |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 30, 1986 |access-date=March 21, 2016 |author=McCurdie, Jim |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320235309/http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-30/sports/sp-14347_1_nevada-reno |archive-date=March 20, 2016 }} Beavers also led the Wolf Pack to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs and earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148250536/ |title=Charvez gains his 1,000 yards... |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=December 3, 1985 |accessdate=March 21, 2016 |pages=19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321221801/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148250536/ |archivedate=March 21, 2016 }} He recorded 26 passing touchdowns his senior year in 1986, earned All-Big Sky and Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP honors, and led the Wolf Pack to a 13–1 record. He helped the Wolf Pack advance to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs for the second time in 1986.{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d1/2012FCSfbchamp.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113161241/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d1/2012FCSfbchamp.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-13 |title=Division I Championship |publisher=NCAA.org |work=NCAA |date=2013 |accessdate=March 21, 2016 |pages=14 }} Beavers finished his college career as the school's career leader in touchdown passes with 78, passing yards with 8,629, total offense with 9,028 yards and pass completions with 642.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.rgj.com/chrismurray/2013/08/23/the-sunday-list-the-10-best-quarterbacks-in-wolf-pack-football-history/ |title=The Sunday List: The 10 best quarterbacks in Wolf Pack football history |publisher=blogs.rgj.com |date=August 23, 2013 |accessdate=March 21, 2016 |author=Murray, Chris |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20160320235313/http://blogs.rgj.com/chrismurray/2013/08/23/the-sunday-list-the-10-best-quarterbacks-in-wolf-pack-football-history/ |archivedate=March 20, 2016 }} He was also named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team in 1985 and 1986.{{cite web | url=http://www.bigskyconf.com/custompages/football/2008/08guidesec3.pdf | title=BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL | publisher=bigskyconf.com | accessdate=July 8, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709012818/http://www.bigskyconf.com/custompages/football/2008/08guidesec3.pdf | archivedate=July 9, 2017 }} He was inducted into the University of Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/trads/hall-of-fame.html |title=Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame |publisher=nevadawolfpack.com |accessdate=March 21, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321220758/http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/trads/hall-of-fame.html |archivedate=March 21, 2016 }}

Professional career

Beavers played for the Graz Giants of the Austrian Football League from 1991 to 1993. Beavers was named league MVP 1992 and Giants team MVP in 1991, leading the Giants to win the Austrian Bowl league championship defeating the Vienna Vikings.{{cite web | url=http://grazgiants.at/verein/hall-of-fame/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323020730/http://grazgiants.at/verein/hall-of-fame/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 23, 2018 | title=Hall of Fame | publisher=grazgiants.at | accessdate=March 22, 2018}}

He played for the Los Angeles Cobras in the team's only Arena league season in 1988. The team folded after that season.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/Eric_Beavers-98/ | title=Eric Beavers | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=March 21, 2016}} He relieved starting quarterback Matt Stevens in the fourth quarter of a 66–32 win over the Pittsburgh Gladiators and threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Joe Kelly.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-22-sp-4826-story.html |title=Stevens Leads Cobras to First Victory, 66-32 |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=May 22, 1988 |access-date=March 21, 2016 |author=White, Lonnie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321231151/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-05-22/sports/sp-4826_1_cobra-defense |archive-date=March 21, 2016 }}

Coaching career

Beavers later spent a year each as a graduate assistant for the Nevada Wolf Pack and UCLA Bruins.{{cite web | url=http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20010314/SPORTS/103146795 | title=Vikings select Pack record-setter to replace Jaureguito | publisher=tahoedailytribune.com | date=December 19, 2001 | accessdate=March 21, 2016 | author=Yingling, Steve}} He also coached and played in Austria for three years. He has served as an assistant coach at Woodland High School in Woodland, California, Davis High School in Davis, California, Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, California and South Tahoe High School in South Lake Tahoe, California.{{cite web|url=http://usatodayhss.com/2012/football-south-tahoe-qb-leads-state-in-tds-passing |title=Football: South Tahoe QB leads state in TDs, passing |publisher=usatodayhss.com |date=October 21, 2012 |accessdate=March 21, 2016 |author=Gabel, Chris |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321211509/http://usatodayhss.com/2012/football-south-tahoe-qb-leads-state-in-tds-passing |archivedate=March 21, 2016 }} Beavers has also been the head coach at South Tahoe and the junior varsity head coach for one year at Woodland. He has also tries to teach History according to him at South Tahoe.