# Autry Beamon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Autry_Beamon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Autry_Beamon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autry_Beamon > Source revision: 1350299562 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1953)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Autry Beamon Jr. | number = 27, 24, 23 | position = [Safety](/source/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|11|12}} | birth_place = [Terrell, Texas](/source/Terrell%2C_Texas), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 190 | high_school = [Kaufman (TX)](/source/Kaufman_High_School) | college = [East Texas](/source/East_Texas_A%26M_Lions_football) | draftyear = 1975 | draftround = 12 | draftpick = 311 | pastteams = * [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) ({{NFL Year|1975|1976}}) * [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks) ({{NFL Year|1977|1979}}) * [Cleveland Browns](/source/Cleveland_Browns) ({{NFL Year|1980|1981}}) | highlights = * First-team [Little All-American](/source/Little_All-America_college_football_team) ([1973](/source/1973_Little_All-America_college_football_team)) | statlabel1 = [Interception](/source/Interception)s | statvalue1 = 13 | statlabel2 = Interception yards | statvalue2 = 132 | statlabel3 = [Fumble recoveries](/source/Fumble) | statvalue3 = 8 | statlabel4 = [Sacks](/source/Quarterback_sack) | statvalue4 = 1 | statlabel5 = [Safeties](/source/Safety_(gridiron_football_score)) | statvalue5 = 1 | pfr = B/BeamAu20 }} '''Autry Beamon Jr.''' (born November 12, 1953) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [safety](/source/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)) for three teams in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [East Texas Lions](/source/East_Texas_A%26M_Lions_football). ==College career== Beamon played [college football](/source/college_football) at [East Texas State University](/source/East_Texas_A%26M_University) (now East Texas A&M University) and is in the university's Athletic Hall of Fame.{{cite web | url=https://lionathletics.com/honors/a-m-commerce-athletic-hall-of-fame/autry-beamon/8 | title=Autry Beamon (1985) - A&M-Commerce Athletic Hall of Fame }} The Hall of Fame citation says that at age 16 he was the youngest college player in the country in 1970.{{cite web | url=https://lionathletics.com/honors/a-m-commerce-athletic-hall-of-fame/autry-beamon/8 | title=Autry Beamon (1985) - A&M-Commerce Athletic Hall of Fame }} He is still the only player in his college's history to be a four-time first team All-Lone Star Conference selection.{{cite web | url=https://lonestarconference.org/hof.aspx?hof=45 | title=Autry Beamon (2012) - Hall of Honor }} He is in both the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor and the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite web | url=https://lonestarconference.org/hof.aspx?hof=45 | title=Autry Beamon (2012) - Hall of Honor }} ==Professional career== In the [1975 NFL draft](/source/1975_NFL_draft), the [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) chose Beamon in the 12th round (draft pick 311 overall).{{Cite web |date=2015-01-28 |title=Autry Beamon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAMOAUT01 |access-date=2024-12-17 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112250/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAMOAUT01 |archive-date=January 28, 2015 }} He was on the Vikings team that played in [Super Bowl XI](/source/Super_Bowl_XI), losing to the then [Oakland Raiders](/source/Oakland_Raiders) in January 1977.{{cite web | url=https://lonestarconference.org/hof.aspx?hof=45 | title=Autry Beamon (2012) - Hall of Honor }} In the course of his seven-year NFL career Beamon made 13 interceptions for 132 yards including a career best six picks in the 1977 season for the [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks).{{Cite web |date=2015-01-28 |title=Autry Beamon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAMOAUT01 |access-date=2024-12-17 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112250/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAMOAUT01 |archive-date=January 28, 2015 }} The following season he had four interceptions for the Seahawks.{{Cite web |date=2015-01-28 |title=Autry Beamon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAMOAUT01 |access-date=2024-12-17 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112250/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAMOAUT01 |archive-date=January 28, 2015 }} Only two players in the NFL — [Rolland Lawrence](/source/Rolland_Lawrence) of the Atlanta Falcons and [Mario Clark](/source/Mario_Clark) of the Buffalo Bills — had more interceptions in each of those two seasons, 1977 and 1978.{{Cite web |title=NFL.com {{!}} Official Site of the National Football League |url=https://www.nfl.com/stats/player-stats/category/interceptions/1977/post/all/defensiveinterceptions/desc |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=NFL.com {{!}} Official Site of the National Football League |url=https://www.nfl.com/stats/player-stats/category/interceptions/1978/REG/all/defensiveinterceptions/desc |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}} Beamon had at least one fumble recovery in all but one of his seven NFL seasons for a career total of eight: three for the Vikings, three for the Seahawks and two for the Browns.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BeamAu20.htm | title=Autry Beamon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | website=[Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com) }} In 1977 Beamon scored his only NFL touchdown, returning a blocked punt in a Seahawks home game against the [Baltimore Colts](/source/Baltimore_Colts).{{Cite web |title=Autry Beamon NFL Stats and Bio - Pro Football Archives |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/beam00400.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518192520/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/beam00400.html |archive-date=2023-05-18 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.profootballarchives.com |language=en-us}}https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2021/SEA.pdf. See p. 268 under Blocked Punts Returned for TouchdownsVideo of Beamon’s touchdown is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N33f7PADfE His only other points in the NFL also came from a blocked punt for the Vikings in a home game against the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) in 1975, resulting in a 2-point safety.{{Cite web |title=Autry Beamon NFL Stats and Bio - Pro Football Archives |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/beam00400.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518192520/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/beam00400.html |archive-date=2023-05-18 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.profootballarchives.com |language=en-us}}{{cite web | url=https://www.dailynorseman.com/2014/12/4/7333855/a-brief-look-at-jets-vikings-history | title=A Brief Look at Jets/Vikings History | date=December 4, 2014 }}Video of Beamon’s blocked punt safety is at 5:41 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYZd-noybkU In both the 1978 and 1979 seasons he was the special teams captain for the Seahawks.https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2021/SEA.pdf. See p. 303 under Captains/Special Teams ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Vikings1975DraftPicks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Beamon, Autry}} Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Kaufman County, Texas Category:American football cornerbacks Category:Seattle Seahawks players Category:Minnesota Vikings players Category:Cleveland Browns players Category:East Texas A&M Lions football players Category:People from Terrell, Texas Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Autry Beamon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autry_Beamon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autry_Beamon?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.