Pat Beach

Pat Beach

No. 81, 83, 89
Position	Tight end
Personal information
Born	(1959-12-28) December 28, 1959 (age 65) Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school	Pullman (Pullman, Washington)
College	Washington State
NFL draft	1982: 6th round, 140th overall pick
Career history
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts (1982–1991) New York Jets (1992)* Philadelphia Eagles (1992) Phoenix Cardinals (1993)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Second-team All-Pac-10 (1981)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions 163 Receiving yards 1,558 Touchdowns 14 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Patrick Jesse Beach (born December 28, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and Phoenix Cardinals. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars 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

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1982	BAL	9	1	4	45	11.3	17	1
1983	BAL	16	2	5	56	11.2	16	1
1985	IND	16	16	36	376	10.4	30	6
1986	IND	16	16	25	265	10.6	26	1
1987	IND	12	12	28	239	8.5	16	0
1988	IND	16	16	26	235	9.0	23	0
1989	IND	16	13	14	87	6.2	17	2
1990	IND	16	11	12	124	10.3	21	1
1991	IND	12	10	5	56	11.2	26	0
1992	PHI	16	7	8	75	9.4	16	2
1993	PHO	15	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
		160	104	163	1,558	9.6	30	14

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1987	IND	1	1	2	6	3.0	4	1
1992	PHI	2	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.

References

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

External links

• Career statistics from NFL.com  ·  Pro Football Reference