Frank McNulty Beede III (born March 1, 1973) is a former professional

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player who played

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in the

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(NFL) for five seasons for the

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and seven years in the

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(AFL) for the San Jose Sabercats.

Early life

Beede was born in Antioch, California and graduated from

Antioch High School Antioch High School is a public high school located in Antioch, California, United States. It is located at 700 West 18th Street between G and L streets. It is a comprehensive high school for grades 9-12. There are about 120 teachers, and 20 mai ...

in 1991 where he lettered in three sports: football, wrestling and track. He was the

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heavyweight wrestling champion in his senior year.

College years

Pursuing football in college, Beede played on the offensive line as a guard for three seasons at the

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. He played in the

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and 1993 Alamo Bowl and earned honorable mention for the 1994 All-Pacific-10 Conference. Beede was thrown off the team before his senior year for using steroids and transferred to

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. There he was named to the NAIA All-America second-team and All-Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference first-team.

Pro-Football years

Beede joined the

in 1996 becoming the first free agent rookie starter in franchise history. He played five years with the Seahawks. After his years with the Seahawks, Beede joined the

as center for the San Jose Sabercats. During his seven years with the Sabercats, he was part of a team that won three ArenaBowl titles in 2002, 2004, and 2007.

Personal life

Beede married his wife, Kim, in 2000, and together they have two children. Retiring from football in 2007, Beede returned to eastern

Contra Costa County ) of the San Francisco Bay , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_name1 = California , subdivision_type2 ...

as a history teacher and football coach. In 2010, Frank was honored by the NFL as its Teacher of the Year recipient. He stated that he never considered himself a gifted athlete, but that his work ethic and attitude sometimes made him victorious as an NFL player. He taught at

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since 2008, telling his students that it is not about the skill, but about the will. In June 2021 it was announced that Beede would become principal at Knightsen Elementary School.

References

External links

The Oklahoman's newsroomSeattle Seahawks

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