Pat Beach Explained

Pat Beach
Position:Tight end
Number:81, 83, 89
Birth Date:28 December 1959
Birth Place:Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:247
High School:Pullman (WA)
College:Washington St.
Draftyear:1982
Draftround:6
Draftpick:140
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:163
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:1,558
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:14
Pfr:BeacPa00

Patrick Jesse Beach (born December 28, 1959) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and Phoenix Cardinals. He played college football at Washington State University in Pullman.

Early life

Born in Grants Pass, Oregon, Beach moved to Pullman with his family at age eleven. A three-sport athlete at Pullman High School (football, basketball, track & field),[1] [2] he played college football in town at Washington State University (WSU) under head coach Jim Walden.[3]

Beach led the Cougars to the Holiday Bowl in 1981 and was selected by the Colts in the sixth round (140th overall) of the 1982 NFL draft.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Professional career

In his second NFL season in 1983, Beach scored the Baltimore Colts' last touchdown in a 20–10 win over the Houston Oilers on December 18, a twelve-yard completion from Mike Pagel with less than two minutes remaining.[8] [9] The franchise relocated to Indianapolis prior to the 1984 season.

Following the 1987 season, Beach caught a two-yard touchdown pass in the Colts' divisional playoff game against the Cleveland Browns, a 38–21 loss.[10] In his career, he totaled 163 catches for 1,558 yards, averaging 9.6 yards per catch, and caught 14 touchdowns.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
BAL9 1 4 45 11.3 17 1
BAL16 2 5 56 11.2 16 1
IND16 16 36 376 10.4 30 6
IND16 16 25 265 10.6 26 1
IND12 12 28 239 8.5 16 0
IND16 16 26 235 9.0 23 0
IND16 13 14 87 6.2 17 2
IND16 11 12 124 10.3 21 1
IND12 10 5 56 11.2 26 0
PHI16 7 8 75 9.4 16 2
PHO15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
160 104 163 1,558 9.6 30 14

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
IND1 1 2 6 3.0 4 1
PHI2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
3 1 2 6 3.0 4 1

Personal

Beach married high school friend Robyn Crawford in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. News: WSU lands Pat Beach . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . July 12, 1978 . 24.
  2. News: Pat Beach switches to WSU . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Emerson . Paul . July 12, 1978 . 3B.
  3. News: Home grown . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Emerson . Paul . September 21, 1979 . 1C.
  4. News: Sorenson, Beach drafted . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Barrows . Bob . April 28, 1982 . 1C.
  5. News: NFL teams take best local talent . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . April 29, 1982 . 27.
  6. News: Two more Cougars drafted in NFL . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . April 29, 1982 . 1C.
  7. News: Four Cougars, two Vandals picked . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington) . April 29, 1982 . 35.
  8. News: Colts 20, Oilers 10 . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . December 19, 1983 . 3C.
  9. Web site: Houston Oilers at Baltimore Colts - December 18th, 1983. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  10. News: Cleveland's Byner finer than Colts . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . Goldberg . Dave . January 10, 1988 . C1.