This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Willie Beamon" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| No. 21 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | (1970-06-14) June 14, 1970 (age 55) Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Suncoast | ||||||||
| College | Northern Iowa | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Willie Beamen (born June 14, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers.
Early life
[edit]Beamon grew up in Riviera Beach, Florida.[1]
Career
[edit]Beamon played for the University of Northern Iowa.[1]
After not being drafted, he played four seasons for the New York Giants.
Beamon is not to be confused with the fictional character Willie Beamen, played by Jamie Foxx in the 1999 film, Any Given Sunday.
References
[edit]- ^ a b McCool, Dan (June 12, 1992). "Suspended player glad he's back on Northern Iowa football team". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
