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"Last Chance U" coach John Beam dies after shooting at Laney College in Oakland, California
John Beam, a legendary football coach featured on Netflix's "Last Chance U" and the Laney College athletic director, has died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California campus.

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John Beam, beloved former football coach featured in Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’, dies after shooting on California campus
Coach John Beam dies after being shot at Laney College: Police
Former ‘Last Chance U’ coach John Beam dies after being shot on Oakland campus
John Beam, the athletic director and former football coach at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., who gained national prominence for his appearance in Netflix’s docuseries “Last Chance U,” died after be...

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Football coach of several prominent former Oregon State Beavers dies after shooting
Outpouring of support for beloved Oakland football coach John Beam
Coach John Beam, beloved staple of Oakland sports, dies from gunshot wound
During a 40-plus-year career in Oakland, Beam coached Skyline High School’s football team to numerous Oakland Athletic League championships before leaving in 2004 to become the running backs coach at ...

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What to know about Laney College Athletic Director John Beam who was shot on Oakland campus

Warriors’ Steve Kerr remembers slain Oakland football ‘legend’ John Beam

SAN ANTONIO – Wearing a white shirt emblazoned with ‘ John Beam’ and a black heart on the front, Warriors coach Steve Kerr began his pregame press conference in San Antonio by sharing his thoughts on the late football coach and Oakland icon.

John Beam shooting: Steve Kerr pays tribute to late Bay Area coach, denounces gun violence

Beam died earlier Friday after a shooting on the Laney campus, where he was athletic director. A suspect, 27-year-old Cedric Irving Jr., is reportedly in custody and the authorities have described the attack as targeted, with the suspect and victim apparently knowing each other.

Sports world reflects on coach John Beam's life after tragic killing

A legend might have been taken from the Oakland community, but the legacy of coach John Beam will live on through the lives of the people he touched.
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