OT: Former Washington and Dolphins exec Bobby Beathard, who helped build 4 Super Bowl winners, dies at 86

[Dback Jon]

Bobby Beathard, a Hall of Fame general manager who helped construct Super Bowl winners for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Commanders, died Monday. He was 86 years old.

His son, Casey Beathard, told The Washington Post his cause of death was complications from Alzheimer's disease.

Former Washington and Dolphins exec Bobby Beathard, who helped build 4 Super Bowl winners, dies at 86

Beathard was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Dback Jon]

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[Dback Jon]

Three years into his D.C. tenure, Washington fired head coach Jack Pardee. Beathard, tasked with finding his successor, decided to hire Chargers offensive coordinator Joe Gibbs, but needed a 3½ hour interview to convince Washington owner Jack Kent Cooke the relatively obscure assistant was the man for the job.

From the Post:

“Who in the hell is Joe Gibbs?” Beathard recalled Cooke asking him, during an NBC interview. “‘If we hire a guy named Joe Gibbs, they’ll never forgive us. You’re going to be fired.’ I said, ‘No, just stick with it.’”

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

I just had an idea. What if we create just 1 ongoing thread, maybe entitled: In Memory of, RIP, Time Immemorial, Tombstone, or Immemoriam, where former NFL players/personnel who pass away are listed and discussed? Maybe even to include members of our forum. Just a thought! Maybe have a poll to choose the best name for the thread? Again, just a thought.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Weird that they don't mention the Chargers. He helped build the only Chargers team to make the Super Bowl.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Weird that they don't mention the Chargers. He helped build the only Chargers team to make the Super Bowl.

Yes he did. I always like him.

 

[Dback Jon]

Weird that they don't mention the Chargers. He helped build the only Chargers team to make the Super Bowl.

They did in the article

 

[BullheadCardFan]

RIP Bobby

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

He was a great one