After transferring from JC, Ian Beckles played offensive guard for one year at Indiana in 1989.
Ian grabbed the attention of scouts who watching film of fellow teammate Anthony Thompson.
He’d be selected by both the NFL (5th round, Bucs) and the CFL (1st round, BC Lions) in 1990.
Beckles became a mainstay at RG, playing in 101 games for the team.
In 1997, he hopped over to the Philadelphia Eagles playing for the team for two seasons.
He saw action in training camp with the Jets in ’99 and the Broncos in ’00 before hanging up his cleats for good.
Ian is active in the alternative medicine industry, and is a staunch advocate for marijuana legalization.
He also enjoys spending time in radio and podcasting.
NOTES:
Well I sent Ian two cards for him to sign. Unfortunately he only sent back the Gameday 1992 card, and kept the Score Supplemental. No big deal really- but the long tom format is not something that I’ve never supported on my website yearly updates.
Ah well- minor complaint, but I am sure glad to add him. He’s got a great autograph and a very nice card.
CARDS: Upper Deck 2011 College Football Legends, Upper Deck 2011 College Football Legends Decade’s Best, Upper Deck 2011 College Football Legends Bowl Game Heroes, Upper Deck 2011 College Football Legends NCAA All-Americans ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home SENT: 6/12 RECEIVED: 6/26 (14 days)
Greg had some fantastic Upper Deck College Football Legends cards I wanted to get signed. The Decade’s Best and Bowl Game Heroes are some great inserts. Too bad he signed on the back of the Bowl Game Hero card…
Besides getting a variety of children’s books published he created, Ray has also been involved in the Spring football league scene. He served as an advisor at one point for the USFL. When writing him I went off on a giant tangent about Spring football and how important it is to me and these players. He kindly responded with a nice greeting card of his Darby the Dinosaur, and inside he wrote that he also enjoys watching Spring football as well.
Originally I sent Ray 3 cards, and included a Score 1991, forgetting that I had already acquired this as part of the Akron Acquisition back in 2011. I threw in his Topps card because Ray was one of the original players who dolled themselves up with the eye paint back in the day. His Pro Set 1990 photo is an extremely underrated action shot perfectly encapsulated on this card.
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
