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John Beasley (American football)

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Name
  
John Beasley

Positions
  
Tight end

1973-1974
  
New Orleans Saints

Weight
  
103 kg

1967-1973
  
Minnesota Vikings

Height
  
1.91 m

College
  
California

Role
  
American football player


Date of birth
  
(1945-04-06) April 6, 1945 (age 70)

NFL draft
  
1967 / Round: 8 / Pick: 197

Education
  
University of California, Berkeley

Place of birth
  
Pasadena, California

John Walter Beasley (born April 6, 1945) is a former professional American football player. A 6'3", 228 lb (103 kg). tight end from the University of California at Berkeley, Beasley was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1967 NFL Draft.

Following his National Football League career, John worked as a color commentator for the USA Network and was involved in the call (along with Barry Tompkins) of The Play in 1982, when Cal scored on the last play of the game to defeat Stanford 25-20.

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