Bowl. He retired in 2000. Personal life Beathard resided with his wife Christine in Franklin, Tennessee. Beathard's younger brother, Pete Beathard, 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. His other son, Kurt Beathard, is a football coach, formerly the offensive coordinator for Illinois State. His grandson, Jeffery "Bobo" Beathard, played four years at Appalachian State University as 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 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 from Alzheimer's disease at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, on January 30, 2023, at the age of 86. References 1937 births 2023 deaths Atlanta Falcons scouts American football defensive backs American football quarterbacks American football running backs Cal Poly Mustangs football players Kansas City Chiefs scouts Miami Dolphins executives National Football League general managers San Diego Chargers executives Washington Redskins executives Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees El Segundo High School alumni People from Encinitas, California Sportspeople from San Diego County, California Sportspeople from Zanesville, Ohio Players of American football from California Players of American football from Ohio Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Deaths from dementia in Tennessee