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Position: | Quarterback | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Zanesville, Ohio, U.S. | January 24, 1937||
Died: | January 30, 2023 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 86)||
Career information | |||
High school: | El Segundo (El Segundo, California) | ||
College: | El Camino (1955) Cal Poly (1956–1958) | ||
Undrafted: | 1959 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
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Robert King Beathard Jr. (/ˈbɛθərd/ BETH-ərd;[1] January 24, 1937 – January 30, 2023) was an American professional football executive who was the general manager for the Washington Redskins (1978–1988) and the San Diego Chargers (1990–2000) of the National Football League (NFL). His teams won four Super Bowls and competed in three others during his 38 years in the NFL, doing so with the Kansas City Chiefs (1966), Miami Dolphins (1972 and 1973), Redskins (1982, 1983, and 1987), and the Chargers (1994). Beathard was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.