Autry Beamon

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Autry Beamon Jr.
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1953-11-12) November 12, 1953 (age 71)
Terrell, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Kaufman (TX)
College: East Texas
NFL draft: 1975  / round: 12 / pick: 311
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:13
Interception yards:132
Fumble recoveries:8
Sacks:1
Safeties:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Autry Beamon Jr. (born November 12, 1953) is a former professional American football safety who played for three National Football League (NFL) teams.

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College career

Beamon played college football at East Texas State University, now East Texas A&M University, and is in the university's Athletic Hall of Fame. [1] The Hall of Fame citation says that at age 16 he was the youngest college player in the country in 1970. [2]

He is still the only player in his college's history to be a four-time first team All-Lone Star Conference selection. [3]

He is in both the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor and the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame. [4]

Professional career

In the 1975 NFL draft the Minnesota Vikings chose Beamon in the 12th round (draft pick 311 overall). [5] He was on the Vikings team that played in Super Bowl XI, losing to the then Oakland Raiders in January 1977. [6]

In the course of his seven-year NFL career Beamon made 13 interceptions for 132 yards including a career best six picks in the 1977 season for the Seattle Seahawks. [7] The following season he had four interceptions for the Seahawks. [8] Only two players in the NFL — Rolland Lawrence of the Atlanta Falcons and Mario Clark of the Buffalo Bills — had more interceptions in each of those two seasons, 1977 and 1978. [9] [10]

Beamon had at least one fumble recovery in all but one of his seven NFL seasons for a career total of eight: three for the Vikings, three for the Seahawks and two for the Browns. [11]

In 1977 Beamon scored his only NFL touchdown, returning a blocked punt in a Seahawks home game against the Baltimore Colts. [12] [13] [14] His only other points in the NFL also came from a blocked punt for the Vikings in a home game against the New York Jets in 1975, resulting in a 2-point safety. [15] [16] [17]

In both the 1978 and 1979 seasons he was the special teams captain for the Seahawks. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Autry Beamon (1985) - A&M-Commerce Athletic Hall of Fame".
  2. ↑ "Autry Beamon (1985) - A&M-Commerce Athletic Hall of Fame".
  3. ↑ "Autry Beamon (2012) - Hall of Honor".
  4. ↑ "Autry Beamon (2012) - Hall of Honor".
  5. ↑ "Autry Beamon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Autry Beamon (2012) - Hall of Honor".
  7. ↑ "Autry Beamon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Autry Beamon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ "NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League". NFL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ "NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League". NFL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Autry Beamon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  12. ↑ "Autry Beamon NFL Stats and Bio - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2021/SEA.pdf. See p. 268 under Blocked Punts Returned for Touchdowns
  14. ↑ Video of Beamon’s touchdown is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N33f7PADfE
  15. ↑ "Autry Beamon NFL Stats and Bio - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  16. ↑ "A Brief Look at Jets/Vikings History". December 4, 2014.
  17. ↑ Video of Beamon’s blocked punt safety is at 5:41 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYZd-noybkU
  18. ↑ https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2021/SEA.pdf. See p. 303 under Captains/Special Teams
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