Tony Beckham

{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| number = 24, 41

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|1}}

| birth_place = Gainesville, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 187

| high_school = Ocala (FL) Forest

| college = Wisconsin–Stout

| draftyear = 2002

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 115

| pastteams =

| highlights =

  • All-American (2000-2001)
  • 3× All-WIAC (1999-2001)
  • UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee (2011)
  • WIAC All Bicentennial Team
  • Division III 2000's All Decade Team

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 62

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| statlabel3 = Pass deflections

| statvalue3 = 10

| statlabel4 = Interceptions

| statvalue4 = 1

}}

Antonio Dwight Beckham (born October 1, 1978) is an American former football cornerback. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at Wisconsin–Stout.

Beckham also played for the Detroit Lions.

Personal life

On January 14, 2019, Beckham found a 48-year-old man outside his house allegedly looking into his daughter's window with a hand down his pants. Beckham then chased the man down, tackled him, and held the alleged "peeping tom" until police arrived.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wpbf.com/article/accused-peeping-tom-attacked-by-victims-father/25911671|title=Former NFL player beats up man accused of peeping into daughter's bedroom|last=Hait|first=Ari|date=2019-01-16|website=WPBF|language=en|access-date=2019-01-17}}

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