Brady Beeson

Brady Beeson
No. 2  Tri-Cities Fever
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth: February 17, 1987
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Apple Valley (MN)
College: St. Thomas (MN)
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career Arena football statistics
FG Made: 0
FG Att: 0
PAT Made: 6
PAT Att: 6
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Brady Beeson (born February 17, 1987) is an American football placekicker for the Tri-Cities Fever of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

Early life

He grew up playing hockey, cross-country skiing, soccer, and track and field. He graduated from the Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota.[1]

College career

Having never played high school football, Beeson was a walk-on at St. John's University, where he played 3 seasons as a 5th string kicker/punter and 6th string linebacker under coach John Gagliardi, the winningest college football coach of all time. He backed up Russell Gliadon, Guy L., Akshya M., and Andrew Gurbada at SJU In 2009, Beeson transferred to the University of St. Thomas[2] and played his final season for Glenn Caruso and the Tommies. While playing at UST, Brady Beeson set three school records – PAT’s in a game (9-9), PAT’s in a season (58), and points in a season as a kicker (79). It was his only season as a starting kicker.

Professional career

Tri-Cities Fever

Brady joined the Tri-Cities Fever in the 2012 season, shortly before the playoffs. In his debut game, Beeson went 4-5 in field goals (52,45,22 and 24 yards), including the game winner. He went on to be the IFL Special Teams Player of the week. In his two and a half seasons with the Fever, Beeson tallied 39 field goals, 120 PAT's and 238 total points. He is the all-time leading scorer among Fever kickers. [3]

Portland Thunder

On October 10, 2014, Beeson was assigned to the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League (AFL).[4]

Off the field

Brady Beeson is a coach with Husted Kicking, started by former NFL kicker Michael Husted. Beeson, Husted and others on staff work with high school, college and professional specialists around the country helping them improve their skills.[5]

References

  1. Todd Abeln (January 7, 2005). "Panther nordic skiers considered the favorites". www.ecmpublishers.info. Thisweek Newspapers. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  2. Jordan Osterman (October 14, 2009). "‘It’s the greatest small-college rivalry in the country’". www.tommiemedia.com. TommieMedia. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  3. http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/858-week-15-players-of-the-week
  4. Steve Brandon (April 9, 2015). "Thunder calls, Ramirez answers". www.portlandtribune.com. Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  5. "Kicking Lessons and Kicking Camps with Kicking Coach Brady Beeson Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN". www.hustedkicking.com. Husted Kicking. Retrieved April 29, 2014.