Bruce Edward Beekley (born December 15, 1956) is a former

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in the

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(NFL). Beekley was drafted in the tenth round of the

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by the Atlanta Falcons. He would play the following season with the Green Bay Packers.

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Green Bay Packers players American football linebackers Oregon Ducks football players 1956 births Living people Players of American football from Cincinnati {{linebacker-1950s-stub