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Beach, Pat ‘BEEACCHHH’

CARDS: Pro Set 1989, Pro Set 1990, Fleer 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2025, C/o Home
SENT: 7/29/25 RECEIVED: 8/8/25 (10 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2011, C/o Home. TTM 2015, C/o Work

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Pat Beach played TE at Washington State where he caught 62 passes for 936 yards and 5 TDs.
  • A 6th round draft pick in 1982 by the Baltimore Colts, Pat Beach worked his way into the lineup at TE as an extra blocker and deep snapper.
  • After blowing out his ankle in ’84, Pat Beach started all 16 games in 1985.
  • He led the team that year with 36 catches for 376 yards and 6 TDs during a strike shortened season.
  • Then caught 20+ passes in each of the next 3 seasons from 1986-’88.
  • Played for the Eagles in 1992, and then Phoenix in 1993.
  • Retired, Pat lives in Washington and is an avid diver.

NOTES:

Pat Beach. One of the OG from Tecmo Bowl on the NES who played for the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts back then didn’t have much. Dickerson (Bentley) was the bread and butter on the run plays. Trudeau didn’t get any love- and when Brooks was being covered.. Beach was THE MAN. I loved throwing it to Pat near the endzone and just saying, “BEEAACCCHHH,” As I threw a TD to the underutilized TE. It was good times.

Over the years, Pat became a lunch pail TE that I was really interested in, but unlike Cap Boso, Beach actually had some great cards. I had tried Pat in the past but didn’t have any luck. He had a really narrow and random response window for many years. It took me three tries but I was very excited to finally nab him.

Trudeau, Jack (2)

CARD: Fleer 1990
ACQUIRED: Ebay, 2024
FAILURE: TTM 2020, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

ACCOLADES:

  • Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame

NOTES:

In 2021, Jack suffered a series of strokes as a result of high blood pressure and CTE. He’s been working hard since them to regain his mobility and sight back. Only in his early 60s, Jack requires fulltime nursing care as he is unable to conduct normal everyday activities. His family has rallied around him to help raise funds to assist him.

You can visit and give money to his gofundme page at:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/medical-assistance-for-the-jack-trudeau-family

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