John Beam celebration draws big crowd in Oakland: ‘This is what a life well lived looks like'

Saturday's celebration of life for John Beam, the longtime Skyline High and Laney College football coach, brought out ...

'He was my hero': Thousands say goodbye to legendary Oakland coach John Beam at celebration of life

It was a final goodbye to legendary Bay Area football coach John Beam. More than a thousand people gathered Saturday in ...
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Memorial at Laney College honors legendary football coach John Beam

Beam, who grew up in San Diego, had coached football for 45 years in Oakland, first at Skyline High School from 1982 to 2004, ...
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Beloved Oakland football coach John Beam remembered for legacy far beyond the field

Family, former players, and community leaders gathered in Oakland to honor John Beam, the longtime Laney College football ...
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The compassionate toughness of 'Last Chance U' coach John Beam

Fame is not only fickle but weird, and being a California community-college football coach might be the least likely path to achieving it. It's a rough landscape: no scholarships, no dorms for players ...