Coach John Beam dies
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John Beam, a 66-year-old junior college football coach who gained fame at Laney College in Oakland, California, during the final season of Netflix 's "Last Chance U," died from gunshot wounds after being shot Thursday on campus, according to the Oakland Police Department.
The police is a split from DA Ursula Jones Dickson’s predecessor, who circulated a memo saying that probation should be the “presumptive” offer during plea negotiations.
John Beam's legacy, captured in part on Netflix's "Last Chance U," is in the lives of the players he coached over a 45-year career on the field.
Chicago Bears' Nahshon Wright knelt in memory of late Laney football coach John Beam after an interception Sunday. A 27-year-old Oakland resident was charged Monday with Beam's murder.
Just two days after legendary Oakland coach John Beam died from a gunshot wound, one of his former players honored the former Laney coach in an NFL game with a game-changing play.
John Beam’s death has rocked everyone who knew or knew about him. From professional sports to high school sports, the outpouring of admiration and love for the 66-year-old former Oakland football coach who was gunned down on Thursday at Laney College and died Friday has been non-stop.
Authorities are working to locate the shooting suspect, described as a man wearing dark clothing, police said.