_(cropped).jpg) Beebe in 2015 | |||||||||
| Aurora Spartans | |||||||||
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| Position: | Head coach | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | December 18, 1964 Aurora, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Maple Park (IL) Kaneland | ||||||||
| College: | Western Illinois Chadron St. Aurora | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1989 / round: 3 / pick: 82 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Head coaching record | |||||||||
| Regular season: | 48–5 (.906) | ||||||||
| Postseason: | 3–4 (.429) | ||||||||
| Career: | 51–9 (.850) | ||||||||
Donald Lee Beebe (born December 18, 1964) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the head football coach for Aurora University, a position he has held since 2019. He previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. In addition to his six seasons with the Bills, who selected him in the third round of the 1989 NFL draft, he was a member of the Carolina Panthers during their inaugural season and played for the Green Bay Packers in his last two seasons.
A member of the Bills teams that lost four consecutive Super Bowls, Beebe achieved recognition for preventing an opposing touchdown by forcing a fumble in Super Bowl XXVII, despite the Bills facing an insurmountable deficit. He made two further Super Bowl appearances with the Packers and was part of the team winning Super Bowl XXXI. Beebe pursued a coaching career after retirement and was hired as Aurora's head football coach in 2019.