Terry Beeson (born September 19, 1955) is a former

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. He played in the

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(NFL) for the

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from 1977 to 1981 and the

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in 1982. He held the Seahawks record for most tackles in a season with 153 until linebacker

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broke it in 2016. Beeson finished his career in the

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(USFL), playing for the

Oklahoma Outlaws Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New M ...

in 1984 and

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the following year. Beeson was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

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1955 births Living people American football linebackers Jacksonville Bulls players Kansas Jayhawks football players Oklahoma Outlaws players San Francisco 49ers players Seattle Seahawks players People from Coffeyville, Kansas Players of American football from Kansas {{linebacker-1950s-stub