Pat Beach

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), he played college football in town at Washington State University (WSU) under head coach Jim Walden.

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.

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. 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. 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.