"John was good for Skyline, good for Laney, good for teenagers/young men. For all who coach college and High School...he was one of the best. He dedicated his life to his profession of making men out of boys."
" This man is a true Oakland (l)egend and a GREAT man. Gave me my first job at Laney football games... Hundred(s) of kids all over Oakland became the type of men they are today because of this dude and for someone from that exact world to randomly come and take his life just ain't right... this ain't the Oakland I grew up in. Sh** sad!"
" It's extremely devastating, and honestly, simultaneously horrific and every other thing you could explain it to be. It was terrible. He was a mentor to me just like he was to so many coaches in the Bay Area. We were at their seven-on-seven this year, he's come to my coaches clinics, not to mention he recruited the heck out of our guys at Laney, got a lot of them to the next level. Even though we're out here in Pittsburg, he had a lot of strong ties with our program and he's going to b"
John Beam, a 66-year-old former Oakland football coach and Laney College athletic director, was shot at Laney College on Thursday and died Friday. Beam coached Skyline High to 15 Oakland Athletic League championships from the 1980s to the early 2000s and led Laney to similar success before retiring from coaching last year. Beam’s Laney program was featured on Netflix’s Last Chance U in 2020, bringing national recognition. Teammates, former players, coaches, and public figures expressed grief and highlighted Beam’s mentorship, recruiting efforts, and lifelong commitment to shaping young men through football.
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