John Beam, the Laney College athletic director and former football coach who was featured in Netflix's "Last Chance U," died Friday morning after being shot on campus Thursday, authorities said.

Laney College Athletic Director John Beam, who was featured on the Netflix show “Last Chance U” was in shot on the Oakland, California, campus Thursday, officials said.

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 ...