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Tim Beamer
Timothy Carl Beamer (born April 6, 1948) is an American former football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills for 12 games in 1971. In 1973, he played in Canada for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 1974, he played for the Memphis Southmen in the World Football League, returning twenty kicks for a total of five hundred and seventy-three yards, averaging 28.7 yards a return, leading the league. Following the collapse of the World Football League, Beamer earned a tryout with the New York Giants of the National Football League. In New York, coaches tried Beamer at several positions, including running back. According to the New York ''Daily News:'' "The most talked-about former WFLer in the Giants’ training camp these days is not necessarily Larry Csonka or any of the offensive linemen who came here with him. The Wiffle-man who has been getting the most frequent mention from coach Bill Arnsparger is Tim Beame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defensive Back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the defensive linemen who play directly on the line of scrimmage, and the linebackers, who play in the middle of the defense, between the defensive line and the defensive backs. Among the defensive backs, there are two main types, cornerbacks, which play nearer the line of scrimmage and the sideline, whose main role is to cover the opposing team's wide receivers, and the Safety (gridiron football position), safeties, who play further back near the center of the field, and who act as the last line of defense. American defensive formations usually includes two of each, a left and right cornerback, as well as a strong safety and a free safety, with the free safety tending to play further back than the strong safety. In Canadian football, which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
