"REMEMBERING JOHN BEAM: Former players and students honor legendary coach in Oakland Loved ones remembered Beam as a larger-than-life personality who helped countless athletes turn their lives around and was a "pillar" in the Oakland community. He was a football legend in the Bay Area and had coached the sport for over 40 years before becoming solely Laney College's athletic director last year."
"OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A celebration of life will be held on Saturday for legendary Oakland Coach John Beam at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts. How to Watch Coach John Beam's celebration of life will be held at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts on Saturday. Although in-person tickets are sold out, you can watch it live here on ABC7 in the video player above. The celebration starts at 2 p.m."
John Beam died Friday, Nov. 14, after being shot the previous day on the Laney College campus, where he worked for the last 20 years. Loved ones described him as a larger-than-life personality who helped countless athletes turn their lives around and called him a "pillar" in the Oakland community. He coached football for over 40 years and became Laney College's athletic director last year. Beam gained broader recognition through Netflix's Last Chance U. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and granddaughters and was 66. A celebration of life will be held Saturday at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts.
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