Arthur K. Beckley (September 1, 1901 – January 6, 1965) was an American football player and politician. He played college football for the Michigan Agricultural Aggies from 1921 to 1924 and professional football for the

Dayton Triangles The Dayton Triangles were an original franchise of the American Professional Football Association (now the National Football League (NFL)) in 1920. The Triangles were based in Dayton, Ohio, and took their nickname from their home field, Triangl ...

during the 1926 season. He served as a city councilman in Berkeley, California, for 20 years.

Early years

Beckley was born in 1901 in

Bloomfield, Iowa Bloomfield is a city in Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,682 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Davis County. Geography Bloomfield is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, near the Missouri border. Bloomfiel ...

. He attended Central High School in Bay City, Michigan, and then enrolled at Michigan Agricultural College (now known as

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

). He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

for the Michigan Agricultural Aggies from 1921 to 1924.

Professional football

Beckley also played professional football in the National Football League as a halfback for the

during the 1926 season. He started five games for the Triangles.

Later years

After his football career ended, Beckley moved to California. He became a vice president of Cutter Laboratories and served for 20 years on the Berkeley city council. He died in 1965 in Merritt Hospital in Oakland, California.

References

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