Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#66|Sam Beckman Guard
Retired (1979, Age 35)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (01-06-2010) Potential A+
Age at Death 65 Born 05-11-1944 in Chicago, IL
Drafted Round 2, Pick 32 (1966) Experience 12 Years (213 Wks)
College Nevada University Las Vegas, 1966 Salary 845 ($1.118M/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power Catching Pass Cover C- Kick Power D+
Throw Acc Pass Blocking B+ Run Cover Kick Acc
Carrying Run Blocking C+ Tackling B- Kick Return D-
        Pursuit D-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed D+ Stamina B+ Execution A- Agility
Strength A- Health Aggressiveness D+ Hands B-
Jumping     Attitude B+ Break Tackle C-
ROLES
QB C B- DT SS C- K D- GUN
WR G DE C- FS D+ P D- KR
HB/TB T C+ ILB CB C- LS C+ KRB C-
FB TE C- OLB H C+ HT C+ KOS D-
Year Team ACT G GS COND INJ PEN PYDS TIME
1966 COL 16 16 15 96% 0 3 25 351:20
1967 COL 16 16 0 96% 0 4 25 240:11
1968 COL 16 16 1 95% 0 1 10 239:11
1969 COL 16 16 16 96% 0 5 20 399:03
1970 COL 16 16 16 96% 0 5 26 391:14
1971 COL 16 16 16 96% 0 6 30 468:00
1972 COL 16 16 16 98% 0 5 35 411:22
1973 COL 16 16 16 100% 0 4 35 409:14
1974 COL 7 7 7 97% 0 1 5 158:05
1975 COL 6 6 6 100% 0 3 20 162:24
1976 COL 16 16 16 100% 0 3 30 404:25
1977 COL 16 16 16 98% 0 6 40 358:49
1978 COL 3 3 3 100% 0 1 5 60:02
Total   176 176 144 97% 0 47 306 4053:20

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1980Sam Beckman has retired from football.
09-10-1979The Colorado Dimebags have moved Tommie Simpson and Rebel Moffett to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chas Shy and Rodger Greene to the inactive roster.
09-10-1979The Colorado Dimebags have waived Sam Beckman.
10-01-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Matt Carothers to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sam Beckman to the inactive roster.
09-03-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ken Reader, Bob Boldt, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Howard Hornung, Dave Prochaska, Bill Frank, Hugh Williams, Hatch Best, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Dick Rundquist, John Nygren, Ray Lyons, Joe Winterheimer, and Bob DeLong to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Chas Shy, Damien Van Buren, Mark Golsen, Dutch Clements, Tim Baisi, Joey Bastian, Steve Leith, Kerlin Humphrey, Markus Schmaehl, Ed Spencer, and Richard Lehrer to the inactive roster.
01-09-1978The Colorado Dimebags have moved Jack McGee, Chas Shy, Bob Baker, Derrick Floyd, Elmer Pearson, Nathan Harlow, Richard Lehrer, and Rodger Greene to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Don Brown, Howard Hornung, Bill Frank, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Dick Rundquist, Rod Niccolai, Joe Winterheimer, and Bob DeLong to the inactive roster.
09-05-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bob DeLong, Nick Snelling, Stan Geathers, Ken Reader, Bob Boldt, Dick Rundquist, Hugh Williams, Ray Lyons, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Howard Hornung, and Bill Frank to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Rulon Stewart, Chas Shy, Derrick Floyd, Todd Hanneman, Stanley Cureton, Tim Baisi, Richard Lehrer, Bob Lott, Seneca Westbrook, and M.L. Wiley to the inactive roster.
05-01-1977The Colorado Dimebags have removed Sam Beckman from the trade block.
05-01-1977The Colorado Dimebags have moved John Rodgers, Mike Clark, Dutch Clements, Stanley Cureton, Bob Lott, and Derrick Floyd to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Latorio Mitchell, Dan Hinton, Howard Hornung, Bob DeLong, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, Robert Stanley, Harry Horween, and Bill Frank to the inactive roster.
09-06-1976The Colorado Dimebags have moved Bob Boldt, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Robert Stanley, and Randy Hardy to the active roster.
11-16-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Hatch Best, Dutch Clements, Dan Walls, Markus Schmaehl, Elmer Townsell, and Drew Graham to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Mike Adkins, Howard Thomas, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Robert Stanley, and Robert Niccolai to the inactive roster.
11-09-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Howard Thomas, Randy Hardy, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Robert Stanley, and Anthony Moten to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Markus Schmaehl, Elmer Pearson, Dutch Clements, Dan Walls, Elmer Townsell, and Drew Graham to the inactive roster.
10-13-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved Elmer Pearson, Raleigh Byrd, Dutch Clements, Elmer Townsell, Drew Graham, and Markus Schmaehl to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sam Beckman, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Frank Sikora, Dan Hinton, Mike Adkins, and Robert Stanley to the inactive roster.
09-01-1975The Colorado Dimebags have moved James Kempton, Howard Thomas, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Frank Sikora, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, and Robert Stanley to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Raleigh Byrd, Jerry Luke, Willie Parkinson, Craig Shoults, Markus Schmaehl, Elmer Pearson, and Elmer Townsell to the inactive roster.
10-28-1974The Colorado Dimebags have placed Sam Beckman on the trade block.
10-27-1974The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ricky Elliott, Willie Parkinson, Dutch Clements, Sammy Teresa, Markus Schmaehl, and Raleigh Byrd to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Mike Livers, Rudy Nason, Frank Sikora, and James Kempton to the inactive roster.
09-01-1974The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Robert Stanley, Mike Livers, Sean LaPorta, Rudy Nason, Howard Thomas, Jack Volek, Randy Hardy, Mike Adkins, Trent Russell, Joe Winterheimer, and James Kempton to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Latorio Mitchell, Chris Allison, Willie Parkinson, Harry Davis, Dutch Clements, Sammy Teresa, Al Greene, Travis Hall, Markus Schmaehl, and Raleigh Byrd to the inactive roster.
01-28-1974The Colorado Dimebags have moved Dutch Clements, Freddie Doig, Raleigh Byrd, and Robert Niccolai to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Sam Beckman, Dan Hinton, Mike Livers, Sean LaPorta, Ralph Gilliam, Howard Thomas, Mike Adkins, Leon Warner, and James Kempton to the inactive roster.
08-27-1973The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Howard Thomas, Dan Hinton, James Kempton, Rudy Nason, Mike Adkins, Leon Warner, and Ralph Gilliam to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Jeff Wolford, Freddie Doig, Larry Barwegan, and Irv Nason to the inactive roster.
08-06-1973The Colorado Dimebags have moved Gorham Brown, Russ Moore, Peerless Kreamcheck, Craig Shoults, and Larry Barwegan to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Irv Nason, Rudy Nason, Randy Hardy, and Trent Russell to the inactive roster.
01-07-1973Sam Beckman of the Colorado Dimebags is injured with a neck nerve injury and is expected to be out for approximately 17 days.
08-08-1966The Colorado Dimebags have moved Doug Davis, Billy Shepherd, Sam Beckman, Kris Stukes, Robert Stanley, Mike Livers, Joe Price, Kris Sutton, Larry Barwegan, and Jack Volek to the active roster. The Colorado Dimebags have moved Ira Morgan, Bill Gartrum, Mal Kab, James Geyer, Sam Nix, Mike Raffel, James Staysniak, Allen Moreno, Paul Nix, and Carl Johnson to the inactive roster.