Robert King Beathard Jr. was an American Pro Football Hall of Fame executive who was a general manager in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers. He was born on January 24, 1937, and died on January 30, 2023.
His teams competed in seven Super Bowls (winning four) during his 38-year NFL career, beginning with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1966, the Miami Dolphins in 1972 and 1973, the Redskins in 1982, 1983, and 1987, and the Chargers in 1994. In 2023, he died of Alzheimer’s disease.
Beathard began his career in pro football as a part-time scout for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963. He briefly left the Chiefs to scout for the American Football League before returning to Kansas City full-time in 1966. As a member of the 1966 Chiefs, he won his first AFL championship ring.
From 1968 to 1971, Beathard worked as a scout for the Atlanta Falcons. On February 22, 1972, he was named director of player personnel for the Miami Dolphins, succeeding Joe Thomas, whose contract dispute with team owner Joe Robbie resulted in his resignation three days earlier. The Dolphins went on to win the next two Super Bowls.
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Bobby Beathard is a family man who has been married to Christine since 1978. They have two sons, Casey, and Kurt Beathard, from their marriage.