64-490: Beathard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bobby Beathard (1937–2023), American sports executive Casey Beathard (born 1965), American country music songwriter C. J. Beathard (born 1993), American football player Pete Beathard (born 1942), American football player Tucker Beathard (born 1995), American country music singer and songwriter [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
128-475: A tailback . In college, he accepted a scholarship to play football for LSU , but returned home after summer practices after feeling homesick. He then enrolled at El Camino Junior College for a year before enrolling at Cal Poly , where he played football as a back-up running back and later the starting quarterback and defensive back , leading Cal Poly to back-to-back 9–1 seasons. He went undrafted in 1959 and had pre-season stints with two professional teams, but
192-700: A 10–6 record (albeit with a third-place finish in the NFC South). The Falcons defeated the Los Angeles Rams 26–13 in the Wild Card round, but their 2017 season came to an end a week later in the Divisional Playoff round at the hands of the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 15–10. The 2018 and 2019 seasons saw the Falcons go 7–9 and miss the postseason both years. In their first game with new uniforms,
256-582: A 2011 NFC Wild Card Game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey . The first half was a defensive struggle, with the first points coming off of a safety by the Falcons, giving Atlanta a 2–0 lead. In the second quarter, though, Eli Manning connected with Hakeem Nicks for a short touchdown pass to make it 7–2 Giants heading into the second half. Then the Giants took control, as Manning threw for two more touchdown passes to Mario Manningham and Nicks and
320-520: A deal and were awarded an AFL franchise on June 8, contingent upon acquiring exclusive stadium rights from city officials. NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle , who had been moving slowly in Atlanta matters, was spurred by the AFL interest and headed on the next plane down to Atlanta to block the rival league's claim on the city of Atlanta. He forced the city to make a choice between the two leagues; by June 30,
384-637: A first-round bye into the playoffs. In the divisional playoffs, the Falcons defeated the St. Louis Rams , 47–17, in the Georgia Dome , advancing to the NFC Championship Game , which they lost to the Eagles , 27–10. The Falcons again fell short of achieving back-to-back winning seasons in 2005 , going 8–8. In 2006 , Michael Vick became the first quarterback in league history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in
448-524: A head coach. Tony Gonzalez , in his final season in the NFL, was selected to the 2014 Pro Bowl as a starter representing Team Rice. Following the conclusion of the 2012 season, director of player personnel Les Snead departed the team to join the St. Louis Rams and Dave Caldwell , assistant to general manager Thomas Dimitroff , left the team to join the Jacksonville Jaguars . Scott Pioli , former GM of
512-526: A loss to the Cowboys 30–27 in the divisional playoffs. In the strike-shortened 1982 season , the 5–4 Falcons made the playoffs but lost to the Minnesota Vikings , 30–24. Falcons coach Leeman Bennett was fired after the loss. The team then had losing seasons for the next eight years. Dan Henning was hired prior to the 1983 season. In the 1989 NFL draft , the Falcons selected cornerback Deion Sanders in
576-428: A pass to Roddy White which was ultimately broken up by inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman , resulting in a 28–24 defeat. Following the success of the previous season, the Falcons were an expected Super Bowl contender. However, injuries hampered the team's performance and the team finished the season 4–12. With that, the streak of consecutive winning seasons came to an end and Mike Smith had his first losing season as
640-514: A preliminary agreement with the Falcons' Taylor Smith to purchase the team for a reported $ 545 million. In a special meeting prior to Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans on February 2, 2002, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the deal. The 2002 season saw the Falcons return to the playoffs with a regular-season record of 9–6–1, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers . It was Vick's first year as
704-684: A professional American football team based in Atlanta . The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons were founded on June 30, 1965, and joined the NFL in 1966 as an expansion team , after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League (AFL). In their 57 years of existence,
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#1732894086218768-553: A regular-season record of 13–3, the Falcons secured a third straight winning season, their fourth overall divisional title, and the top overall seed in the NFC playoffs; however, the Falcons were overpowered by the eventual Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs 48–21. The Falcons scored 414 points – the fifth-most in franchise history. The team sent an NFL-high and franchise-best nine players to
832-455: A season, with 1,039. After finishing the season 7–9, however, coach Jim Mora was dismissed. Bobby Petrino , the University of Louisville 's football coach, replaced Mora. Before the 2007 season began, Vick was suspended indefinitely by the NFL after pleading guilty to charges involving dog fighting in the state of Virginia. On December 10, 2007, Vick received a 23-month prison sentence and
896-481: A wide receiver; while other grandsons, C. J. Beathard and Tucker Beathard , are a quarterback and a singer-songwriter respectively. Another of Beathard's grandsons, Clayton Beathard, was fatally stabbed in a bar fight in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2019. Beathard participated in the 1984 New York City Marathon . From 2005 to 2009, Beathard was a consecutive 5 time first-place winner in the men's age 65 and over group at
960-608: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bobby Beathard Robert King Beathard Jr. ( / ˈ b ɛ θ ə r d / BETH -ərd ; January 24, 1937 – January 30, 2023) was an American professional football executive who was the general manager for the Washington Redskins (1978–1988) and the San Diego Chargers (1990–2000) of the National Football League (NFL). His teams won four Super Bowls and competed in three others during his 38 years in
1024-604: The 1978 season , the 9–7 Falcons qualified for the playoffs for the first time and won the Wild Card game against the Eagles 14–13. The following week, they lost to the Dallas Cowboys 27–20 in the Divisional Playoffs. The 1979 team regressed to a 6–10 record. In the 1980 season , after a nine-game winning streak, the Falcons posted a franchise then-best record of 12–4 and captured their first NFC West division title. The next week, their dream season ended at home with
1088-627: The 2011 Pro Bowl . The Falcons made a surprise trade up with the Cleveland Browns in the 2011 NFL draft to select Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones sixth overall. In exchange, the Falcons gave up their first-, second- and fourth-round draft picks in 2011, and their first and fourth draft picks in 2012. Jones, along with teammates Tony Gonzalez and Roddy White , have since been dubbed Atlanta's "Big Three" (based on their total number of reception yards). On August 30, 2011, Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King , who correctly predicted
1152-700: The 2016 NFL draft on safety Keanu Neal from the University of Florida . In the Falcons' 25th and final season in the Georgia Dome, Atlanta lost their week 1 game to the Buccaneers 24–31. The Falcons would then win their next four including one over the Panthers, when the franchise set new records: Matt Ryan threw for 503 yards, and Julio Jones caught 12 passes for 300 yards. Beating the San Francisco 49ers 41–13 in Week 15,
1216-882: The American Football League (AFL) staged two preseason contests, with one featuring the Denver Broncos vs. the Houston Oilers and the second pitting the Dallas Texans against the Oakland Raiders . Two years later, the AFL held another exhibition, this time with the New York Jets taking on the San Diego Chargers . In 1965, after the Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (then known simply as Atlanta Stadium)
1280-469: The Kansas City Chiefs , was announced as the Falcons' new assistant GM. Mike Smith was given a one-year extension on his contract as head coach. The Falcons had the 6th overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft with which they selected Jake Matthews , who played as offensive tackle for Texas A&M . Despite having another rough season, the Falcons still had an opportunity to qualify for the playoffs at
1344-582: The Mercedes-Benz Stadium , this season. Their first game ever played at the new stadium was a preseason loss to the Arizona Cardinals . The first regular-season game at the new stadium was a rematch of the 2016–17 NFC Championship, with Atlanta defeating Green Bay 34–23. Their first loss of the season was a 23–17 home defeat to the Buffalo Bills in week 4. The team returned to the playoffs with
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#17328940862181408-596: The New England Patriots 41–10, ending a streak of 22 losses at cold-weather sites. The team finished with a franchise-best 14–2 regular-season record and the NFC West division championship. On January 17, 1999, the Falcons upset the top-seeded Vikings at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in the NFC Championship Game 30–27, in an exciting overtime victory. However, in their first-ever Super Bowl appearance, they lost 34–19 to
1472-658: The New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI . They are the oldest major professional sports team in America with no championships. The Falcons' current home field is Mercedes-Benz Stadium , which opened for the 2017 season ; the team's headquarters and practice facilities are located at a 50-acre (20 ha) site in Flowery Branch , northeast of Atlanta in Hall County . Professional football first came to Atlanta in 1962 , when
1536-529: The New Orleans Saints in the NFC Wild Card game, the Falcons' 1991 season ended in a divisional playoff loss to the Washington Redskins . In the 1991 NFL draft , the Falcons selected quarterback Brett Favre as the 33rd overall pick. During his rookie season, he played in two games where he amassed a record of four passing attempts with no receptions and two interceptions. The following February, Favre
1600-457: The New Orleans Saints , joined the NFL as planned in 1967 as its sixteenth franchise. The Atlanta Falcons franchise began when it was approved to begin play in 1966 by a unanimous vote of the NFL club owners on June 21, 1965. Rozelle granted ownership nine days later on June 30 to 40-year-old Rankin Smith Sr. , an executive vice president of Life Insurance Company of Georgia. He paid $ 8.5 million,
1664-422: The University of Texas , making him the first-ever Falcon. The league also held the expansion draft six weeks later in which Atlanta selected unprotected players from the 14 existing franchises. Although the Falcons selected many good players in those drafts, they still were not able to win right away. The Atlanta team received its nickname on August 29, 1965. Miss Julia Elliott, a school teacher from Griffin ,
1728-413: The surname Beathard . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beathard&oldid=1185512498 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
1792-412: The 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens Mike Smith was named the Falcons' new head coach. Chargers back-up running back Michael Turner agreed to a 6-year, $ 30 million deal on March 2. On April 26, Matt Ryan (quarterback from Boston College ) was drafted third overall in the 2008 NFL draft by the Falcons. The Falcons finished the 2008 regular season with a record of 11–5, and the #5 seed in
1856-517: The 2011 Super Bowl, made his predictions for the 2011 season and picked the Falcons to defeat the San Diego Chargers in the 2012 Super Bowl. The Falcons finished the season at 10–6, securing the fifth seed after a Week 17 beatdown of Tampa Bay in which the Falcons pulled their starters after leading 42–0 just 23 minutes into the game. The Falcons then went on to play the New York Giants in
1920-470: The Falcons have compiled a record of 390–503–6 ( 380–489–6 in the regular season and 10–14 in the playoffs), winning division championships in 1980 , 1998 , 2004 , 2010 , 2012 , and 2016 . The Falcons have appeared in two Super Bowls , the first during the 1998 season in Super Bowl XXXIII , where they lost to the Denver Broncos 34–19, and the second 18 years later, a 34–28 overtime loss to
1984-455: The Falcons improved to 9–5 and secured their first winning season since 2012. One week later, the Falcons defeated the Panthers in Charlotte, North Carolina , and clinched their first NFC South division title since 2012. In their last regular-season game at the Georgia Dome, the Falcons defeated the New Orleans Saints , and secured an 11–5 record and a first-round bye. In the divisional round of
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2048-576: The Falcons lost to the Seattle Seahawks at home 38–25. The Falcons then suffered comebacks made by both the Cowboys on the road (39–40) and then back in Atlanta against the Bears (26–30). On October 11, after the team suffered a 23–16 loss at home against the Carolina Panthers and fell to 0–5, the Falcons announced the firings of Quinn and Dimitroff. Defensive coordinator Raheem Morris took over for
2112-444: The Georgia Dome. The Falcons lost a 2016 NFL draft selection as a result of the league's investigation. Dan Quinn's first season saw a 5–0 start, the team's best start in four years. They would then struggle throughout the rest of the season by losing 8 of their last 11 games, resulting in an 8–8 record in the 2015 season. They did, however, give the Panthers their only regular-season loss. The Falcons used their first-round pick in
2176-613: The Miami Dolphins in 1972, succeeding Joe Thomas . From 1972 to 1973, the Dolphins would go 26–2 with two Super Bowl victories, including a perfect season in 1972. Beathard was named general manager of the Washington Redskins in 1978. Prominent draft picks for the Redskins under his tenure include Art Monk , Mark May , Russ Grimm , Dexter Manley , Charlie Brown , Darrell Green , Charles Mann , and Gary Clark . Beathard resigned from
2240-584: The NFL, doing so with the Kansas City Chiefs (1966), Miami Dolphins (1972 and 1973), Redskins (1982, 1983, and 1987), and the Chargers (1994). Beathard was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018. Beathard was born in Zanesville, Ohio , before moving to El Segundo, California , at the age of four. He attended El Segundo High School but did not begin playing football until his sophomore year, as
2304-733: The World Bodysurfing Championships held annually in Oceanside, California. Beathard was inducted into the Cal Poly Mustangs Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Chargers Hall of Fame in 2018. Beathard died on January 30, 2023, from Alzheimer's disease at his home in Franklin, Tennessee . # denotes de facto general manager * denotes interim general manager Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are
2368-521: The Year. First-year head coach Mike Smith was named 2008 NFL Coach of the Year. Although they failed to make the playoffs in 2009 the team rallied to win their final three regular-season games to record back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history. The Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–10 in the final game of the season to improve their record to 9–7. In 2010, with
2432-749: The city picked Rankin Smith and the NFL. The AFL's original expansion plans in June 1965 were for two new teams in 1966 , in Atlanta and Philadelphia. It later evolved into the Miami Dolphins in 1966 and the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968 . The NFL had planned to add two teams in 1967 ; the competition with the AFL for Atlanta forced the first to be added a year early in 1966 . The odd number of teams (15) resulted in one idle team (bye) each week, with each team playing 14 games over 15 weeks (similar to 1960 : 12 games over 13 weeks). The second expansion team,
2496-457: The clock, Matt Ryan led the team to their first playoff victory, 30–28. It was the only playoff victory in the Mike Smith era. The Atlanta Falcons then advanced to face the San Francisco 49ers . The Falcons seized control of the game early with a Matt Bryant field goal, a trio of Matt Ryan touchdown passes caught by Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez coupled with outstanding defensive play. By
2560-426: The defending champion Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII . In the second game of the Falcons 1999 season, running back Jamal Anderson , who had been a key player in the Falcons' 1998 success, suffered a season-ending knee injury. The Falcons finished the season with a very disappointing 5–11 regular-season record. In 2000, the Falcons suffered through another horrendous season finishing 4–12 and once again missing
2624-457: The defense completed its shutout of the Falcons to give the New York Giants the win, 24–2, and the Falcons their third straight playoff loss with Matt Ryan and Mike Smith . After the season, defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder accepted a coaching job at Auburn University , and the offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey took the head coaching job in Jacksonville. Atlanta exploded out of
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2688-527: The end of the half, the score was 24–14. The tides of the game began to shift in the second half as the 49ers rallied back with a pair of Frank Gore touchdown runs. Atlanta's offense attempted to reply but were ultimately shut down by the 49er defense. A few series later, late in the 4th quarter with little time remaining, Atlanta found themselves in a 4th and 4 situation at the 10-yard line. The Falcons needed just 10 more yards to secure victory and advance to their first Super Bowl berth in 14 years. Matt Ryan fired
2752-546: The end of the regular season. The Falcons hosted the Carolina Panthers in their regular season finale, with the winners clinching the NFC South division. Unfortunately, the Falcons lost in a 34–3 blowout as Matt Ryan threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns and got sacked six times. The Falcons finished the season 6–10, marking the second consecutive losing season for the team. The following day, Mike Smith
2816-534: The final three games of the season on December 12. The Falcons ended the year with a dismal 4–12 record. After the tumultuous and disappointing 2007 season, the Falcons made a number of moves, hiring a new general manager and head coach, drafting a new starting quarterback, and signing a starting running back. On January 13, 2008, the Falcons named former Patriots director of college football scouting Thomas Dimitroff General Manager. On January 23, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coach and former linebackers coach for
2880-470: The first 12 games of the season. After losing 7 straight games, the decision was made to fire head coach Dan Reeves. Wade Phillips acted as interim coach for the final three games. Although the Falcons won 3 of their last 4 games after the return of Vick, they ended up with a 5–11 record that year. In 2004, a new head coach, Jim L. Mora , was hired and Vick returned for the full season . The Falcons went 11–5, winning their third division title and earning
2944-464: The first round, who helped them for the next four years, setting many records for the franchise. "Neon Deion" (a.k.a. "Prime Time") had a flashy appeal and helped bring media attention to one of the league's most anonymous franchises. Sanders was also famous for playing on major league baseball teams ( New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves ) while simultaneously playing in the NFL. After defeating
3008-565: The gate, going a franchise-best 8–0 and remaining the last unbeaten team in the NFL that year. Their hopes to get an undefeated season came to an end with a 27–31 loss to the division rival Saints. Julio Jones had a remarkable second year, grabbing 10 touchdowns and 1,198 yards. The Falcons finished the season 13–3, and clinched the number one seed in the NFC playoffs. The Falcons played the Seattle Seahawks in their first playoff game. Although they went down 28–27 with only 31 seconds left on
3072-526: The highest price in NFL history at the time for a franchise. Rozelle and Smith made the deal in about five minutes and the Atlanta Falcons brought the largest and most popular sport to the city of Atlanta. The Atlanta expansion team became the 15th NFL franchise, and they were awarded the first overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds. They selected consensus All-American linebacker Tommy Nobis from
3136-512: The last 6 in the first-ever overtime in the Super Bowl. The Patriots' 25-point comeback was the largest in Super Bowl history. In 2016, the Falcons scored 540 points in the regular season, the seventh-most in NFL history, tied with the Greatest Show on Turf (the 2000 St. Louis Rams ). However, the Falcons defense gave up 406 points, 27th in the league. The Falcons moved into their new home,
3200-566: The playoffs, Atlanta defeated the Seahawks 36–20 in the Georgia Dome, and hosted their last game at the Georgia Dome against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game on January 22, 2017. The Falcons defeated the Packers 44–21 to advance to Super Bowl LI as the NFC champions. Atlanta was up 28–3 late in the third quarter, and the New England Patriots scored 31 unanswered points, with
3264-551: The playoffs. In the 2001 NFL draft , the Falcons orchestrated a trade with the San Diego Chargers , acquiring the first overall pick (which was used on quarterback Michael Vick ) in exchange for wide receiver-return specialist Tim Dwight and the fifth overall pick (used on running back LaDainian Tomlinson ). The Falcons finished the 2001 season with a record of 7–9 and missed the playoffs. Jessie Tuggle retired following 14 seasons in Atlanta. On December 6, 2001, billionaire Home Depot co-founder Arthur M. Blank reached
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#17328940862183328-550: The playoffs. On December 21, 2008, Atlanta beat the Minnesota Vikings 24–17 to clinch a wild card spot, earning a trip to the playoffs for the first time since 2004. The Falcons would go on to lose in the wild-card round of the 2008 NFL playoffs to the eventual NFC champion Arizona Cardinals , 30–24. Matt Ryan started all 16 games in his rookie season and was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of
3392-406: The rest of the season, leading the team to a 4–12 record. Morris was not retained after the season, and soon joined the Los Angeles Rams as their defensive coordinator. On January 15, 2021, the Falcons announced that Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith had been named the 18th head coach in franchise history. Four days later, New Orleans Saints executive Terry Fontenot was named
3456-492: The road against the struggling New York Giants on November 20 in Yankee Stadium . Two weeks later, Atlanta won at Minnesota , and beat St. Louis in Atlanta the next week for their first home win. The team finished with a 1–12–1 record the next year, with the only win coming in Week 7 in a 21–20 win over the Minnesota Vikings in 1967. After a 0–3 start to the 1968 season, Hecker was dismissed. Norm Van Brocklin finished out
3520-409: The season as head coach with a 2–9 record. Van Brocklin continued to coach the team the next season. The team improved to a 6–8 record in 1969. The Falcons had their first Monday Night Football game in Atlanta during the 1970 season , a 20–7 loss to the Miami Dolphins . The team went 4–8–2 in 1970. The only two winning seasons in their first 12 years were 1971 (7–6–1) and 1973 (9–5). In
3584-592: The starter, and the team, with newly acquired running back Warrick Dunn, delivered the Green Bay Packers their first home playoff loss ever with a 27–7 result in the Wild Card Round. A 20–6 loss to the Donovan McNabb -led Philadelphia Eagles the following week, however, ended the Falcons' season. On March 19, 2003, the Falcons presented their new logo. During the 2003 preseason Vick broke his leg and missed
3648-458: The team prior to the 1989 NFL draft and spent that year as a studio analyst with NFL on NBC . In 1990, Beathard became the general manager of the San Diego Chargers . In 1994, the organization won the AFC Championship and appeared in its first Super Bowl. He retired in 2000. Beathard resided with his wife Christine in Franklin, Tennessee . Beathard's younger brother, Pete Beathard ,
3712-482: Was a quarterback at USC , the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers . One of Beathard's sons, Casey Beathard , is a country music songwriter. Another son, Kurt Beathard, is a football coach, formerly the offensive coordinator for Illinois State . A third son, Jeff , is a scout for the Commanders, and was Mr. Irrelevant , being the last pick in the 1988 NFL Draft . His grandson, Jeffery "Bobo" Beathard , played four years at Appalachian State University as
3776-474: Was built, the city of Atlanta felt the time was right to start pursuing professional football. One independent group which had been active in NFL exhibition promotions in Atlanta applied for franchises in both the AFL and NFL, acting entirely on its own with no guarantee of stadium rights. Another group reported it had deposited earnest money for a team in the AFL. With everyone running in different directions, some local businessmen ( Cox Broadcasting ) worked out
3840-405: Was fired after seven seasons as head coach. The Falcons would soon hire Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as the team's 16th head coach. The Falcons had the 8th overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft with which they selected Vic Beasley , a defensive end from Clemson University. In February 2015, the team was investigated by the NFL for alleged use of artificial crowd noise in
3904-410: Was officially cut from the Atlanta roster. For the 2007 season, the Falcons were forced to start Joey Harrington at quarterback. On December 11, 13 games into his first NFL season as head coach, Bobby Petrino resigned without notice to coach at the University of Arkansas , leaving the beleaguered players only a note in the locker room. Secondary Coach Emmitt Thomas was named interim coach for
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#17328940862183968-504: Was singled out from many people who suggested " Falcons " as the nickname for the new franchise. She wrote: "the Falcon is proud and dignified, with great courage and fight. It never drops its prey. It is deadly and has a great sporting tradition." The Falcons' inaugural season was in 1966 , and their first preseason game was on August 1, a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles . Under head coach Norb Hecker , Atlanta lost their first nine regular-season games in 1966; their first victory came on
4032-457: Was traded to the Green Bay Packers . In 1992 , the Atlanta Falcons opened a new chapter in their history moving into the newly constructed Georgia Dome, where the team has defeated all 31 other NFL teams at least once during its time there. In 1998, under recently acquired head coach Dan Reeves , quarterback Chris Chandler and running back Jamal Anderson the "Dirty Bird" Falcons had their greatest season to date. On November 8, they beat
4096-431: Was unable to find a spot, spending his early post-college years playing semi-pro football and working various non-football jobs. Beathard joined the Kansas City Chiefs as a part-time scout in 1963. He left the Chiefs for the American Football League before returning to Kansas City in 1966. Beathard then served as a scout for the Atlanta Falcons from 1968 through 1971. He was named director of player personnel for
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