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John Beam, beloved former football coach featured in Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’, dies after shooting on California campus
John Beam, a cherished football coach whose mentorship and care touched the lives of thousands of people, has died after being shot Thursday on an Oakland college campus — a devastating loss for a California community still reeling from another act of school gun violence just days earlier.

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Coach John Beam dies after being shot at Laney College: Police
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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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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

What local sports community is saying about John Beam’s death

John Beam’s death has rocked everyone who knew or knew about him. From professional sports to high school sports, the outpouring of admiration and love for the 66-year-old former Oakland football coach who was gunned down on Thursday at Laney College and died Friday has been non-stop.

'Never stopped fighting': Oakland mayor remembers famed coach John Beam

John Beam, a longtime Laney College football coach featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” was shot on Thursday. The shooting occurred around noon at the Oakland campus’ sports facility, Peralta Community College District spokesperson Mark Johnson confirmed to SFGATE.

Member of athletic staff shot at Laney College in California, suspect at large: Officials

Authorities are working to locate the shooting suspect, described as a man wearing dark clothing, police said.
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