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HOF GM Bobby Beathard has passed away

Anakim : 2/1/2023 5:03 pm
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Hall of Fame General Manager Bobby Beathard dies at 86.


He was the GM of the Washington franchise during the Joe Gibbs SB wins. His grandson, CJ Beathard, was a QB for the 49ers.
Hell of a list of players he drafted:  
Anakim : 2/1/2023 5:05 pm : link
Art Monk, Mark May, Russ Grimm, Dexter Manley, Darrell Green, Mark Rypien, Stan Humphries, Junior Seau, Eric Bieniemy, Trent Green, and Rodney Harrison
I  
AcidTest : 2/1/2023 5:11 pm : link
lived in the Washington DC area during the Gibbs Beathard era. As someone said, Beathard drafted a ton of great players. RIP. God bless. Prayers to his family and friends.
He had Joe Gibbs directing his efforts, when he moved to San Diego  
Jack Stroud : 2/1/2023 5:20 pm : link
he failed big time!
RE: He had Joe Gibbs directing his efforts, when he moved to San Diego  
bw in dc : 2/1/2023 5:28 pm : link
In comment 16022246 Jack Stroud said:
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he failed big time!


I think he was the GM for the Chargers when they went to the SB in 1995.
RE: I  
bw in dc : 2/1/2023 5:29 pm : link
In comment 16022243 AcidTest said:
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lived in the Washington DC area during the Gibbs Beathard era. As someone said, Beathard drafted a ton of great players. RIP. God bless. Prayers to his family and friends.


Re: Gibbs. Winning 3 SBs with three different QBs may be the most underrated accomplishment in the history of NFL coaching. And none of the three are in the Hall of Fame...
RE: He had Joe Gibbs directing his efforts, when he moved to San Diego  
mfsd : 2/1/2023 5:45 pm : link
In comment 16022246 Jack Stroud said:
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he failed big time!


Fake news. Chargers went to the playoffs a few times and to a Super Bowl during his time as GM

He was a scout for the Chiefs Super Bowl champion in the 60s, then director of player personnel for the Dolphins Super Bowl champs of the 70s

One of the best of all time
RIP  
Lines of Scrimmage : 2/1/2023 5:48 pm : link
He did a great job with the brilliant Joe Gibbs. I remember reading a article when Gibbs was still in Tampa and he was the only person I believe who visited and worked out Doug Williams who he later brought to the franchise.

I was in college in that area at the end of that era. Giants Washington was such a good rivalry. RFK and the shaking stands. Grown men with pig noses. Good times. They had some passionate fans.
RIP to a brilliant GM.  
Optimus-NY : 2/1/2023 5:51 pm : link
He and GY both spent time with the Fish's front office in the 70s.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/1/2023 6:19 pm : link
Wasn't he the Bolts GM when San Diego took Leaf?
Great GM  
Sky King : 2/1/2023 8:16 pm : link
What an eye for talent,
Beathard was on the short list...  
GA5 : 2/1/2023 10:10 pm : link
for Giant's GM before they hired George Young.
RE: RE: I  
GeofromNJ : 2/1/2023 11:31 pm : link
In comment 16022258 bw in dc said:
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In comment 16022243 AcidTest said:


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lived in the Washington DC area during the Gibbs Beathard era. As someone said, Beathard drafted a ton of great players. RIP. God bless. Prayers to his family and friends.



Re: Gibbs. Winning 3 SBs with three different QBs may be the most underrated accomplishment in the history of NFL coaching. And none of the three are in the Hall of Fame...

I would agree except for the fact that two of those super bowl wins were in strike years. Not sure how the strike affected the opposition.
RE: RE: He had Joe Gibbs directing his efforts, when he moved to San Diego  
Victor in CT : 2/2/2023 8:09 am : link
In comment 16022265 mfsd said:
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In comment 16022246 Jack Stroud said:


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he failed big time!



Fake news. Chargers went to the playoffs a few times and to a Super Bowl during his time as GM

He was a scout for the Chiefs Super Bowl champion in the 60s, then director of player personnel for the Dolphins Super Bowl champs of the 70s

One of the best of all time


exactly right
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