Beard attended Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida[1] and was a student and a standout in football and basketball. In football, as a junior, he made 50 receptions for 850 yards (17.00 yards per reception) and 15 touchdowns. As a senior, he was a first team All-Broward County selection, a second team All-State selection, and was named by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as a Broward County co-Offensive Player of the Year. In basketball, as a senior, he was a second team All-State selection. Beard graduated from Plantation High School in 1999.
College yearsedit
Beard attended the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida from 1999 to 2003. After redshirting in 1999, he played mostly on special teams and as a reserve in 2000. During Miami's national championship season in 2001, he caught 25 passes for 409 yards, adding four catches for 41 yards in Miami's Rose Bowl win over Nebraska at the end of the season. He caught 23 passes for 262 yards and four touchdowns in 2002 before suffering a season ending knee injury. Beard was a captain of Miami's 11–2 2003 squad, contributing 19 catches for 249 yards and a touchdown.[2] Beard's teammates at Miami included future Pro Bowl wide receivers Andre Johnson, Santana Moss, and Reggie Wayne.[3][4]
Coaching careeredit
Beard began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach at the University School in Davie, Florida, where he remained from 2010 to 2013. He was named assistant director of Football Operations at the University of Miami in August 2014.[5] In 2015, he became Miami's wide receivers coach, though he was not retained by Miami's new head coach Mark Richt in 2016.[6] Beard worked as a quality control assistant at Georgia during the 2016 season before accepting a job as wide receivers coach at Florida International in December of that year.
In February 2017, Beard was hired as the wide receivers coach at the University of Tennessee, reuniting with fellow former Miami staffer and interim coach Larry Scott, who had been hired as the Vols' offensive coordinator following the 2016 season.[7][8]
Referencesedit
^. Hurricane Sports. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
^Kevin Beard: College Stats, Sports-Reference.com. Accessed: February 28, 2017.
^Kevin Beard Bio, Miami Hurricanes football official site. Accessed February 28, 2017.
^, Miami Hurricanes official website, 2003. Archive.org.
^Tummeley, Daniel (August 1, 2014). "Reports: Barrow Leaving Miami, Beard Added to Staff". SB Nation.
^Susan Miller Degnan, "UM Dismisses Receivers Coach Kevin Beard," Miami Herald, January 8, 2016.
^Matt Jennings, "Report: FIU's Kevin Beard 'Strong Candidate' for Tennessee WR Coach," SEC Country, February 24, 2017.
^Luke Slabaugh, "Beard Set To Be Vols' Next Wide Receivers Coach," WBIR.com, February 28, 2017.
May 16, 2024
kevin, beard, kevin, leon, beard, born, january, 1981, american, football, coach, former, player, wide, receivers, coach, university, miami, played, college, football, university, miami, larry, coker, afterward, played, professionally, from, 2005, 2006, arena,. Kevin Leon Beard born January 20 1981 is an American football coach and former player who is the wide receivers coach for University of Miami He played college football at the University of Miami for Larry Coker and afterward played professionally in the AF2 from 2005 to 2006 and in the Arena Football League in 2007 In 2015 Beard returned to Miami as the wide receivers coach Kevin BeardMiami HurricanesPosition Wide receivers coachPersonal informationBorn 1981 01 20 January 20 1981 age 43 Fort Lauderdale Florida U S Height 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 192 lb 87 kg Career informationHigh school Plantation FL College Miami FL Undrafted 2004Career historyAs a player South Georgia Wildcats 2005 Spokane Shock 2006 Kansas City Brigade 2007 Chicago Rush 2007 As a coach University High School WR 2010 2013 Miami FL ADFO 2014 Miami FL WR PGC 2015 Georgia OQC 2016 Tennessee WR 2017 Toledo RC 2018 Toledo WR 2019 2022 Miami FL WR 2023 present Career highlights and awardsBCS national champion 2001 ArenaCup Champion 2006 Career Arena statisticsReceptions 10Receiving yards 87Receiving TDs 0Player stats at ArenaFan com Contents 1 High school years 2 College years 3 Coaching career 4 ReferencesHigh school years editBeard attended Plantation High School in Plantation Florida 1 and was a student and a standout in football and basketball In football as a junior he made 50 receptions for 850 yards 17 00 yards per reception and 15 touchdowns As a senior he was a first team All Broward County selection a second team All State selection and was named by the South Florida Sun Sentinel as a Broward County co Offensive Player of the Year In basketball as a senior he was a second team All State selection Beard graduated from Plantation High School in 1999 College years editBeard attended the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida from 1999 to 2003 After redshirting in 1999 he played mostly on special teams and as a reserve in 2000 During Miami s national championship season in 2001 he caught 25 passes for 409 yards adding four catches for 41 yards in Miami s Rose Bowl win over Nebraska at the end of the season He caught 23 passes for 262 yards and four touchdowns in 2002 before suffering a season ending knee injury Beard was a captain of Miami s 11 2 2003 squad contributing 19 catches for 249 yards and a touchdown 2 Beard s teammates at Miami included future Pro Bowl wide receivers Andre Johnson Santana Moss and Reggie Wayne 3 4 Coaching career editBeard began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach at the University School in Davie Florida where he remained from 2010 to 2013 He was named assistant director of Football Operations at the University of Miami in August 2014 5 In 2015 he became Miami s wide receivers coach though he was not retained by Miami s new head coach Mark Richt in 2016 6 Beard worked as a quality control assistant at Georgia during the 2016 season before accepting a job as wide receivers coach at Florida International in December of that year In February 2017 Beard was hired as the wide receivers coach at the University of Tennessee reuniting with fellow former Miami staffer and interim coach Larry Scott who had been hired as the Vols offensive coordinator following the 2016 season 7 8 References edit 9 Kevin Beard Hurricane Sports Archived from the original on May 16 2012 Retrieved November 14 2010 Kevin Beard College Stats Sports Reference com Accessed February 28 2017 Kevin Beard Bio Miami Hurricanes football official site Accessed February 28 2017 Kevin Beard Profile Miami Hurricanes official website 2003 Archive org Tummeley Daniel August 1 2014 Reports Barrow Leaving Miami Beard Added to Staff SB Nation Susan Miller Degnan UM Dismisses Receivers Coach Kevin Beard Miami Herald January 8 2016 Matt Jennings Report FIU s Kevin Beard Strong Candidate for Tennessee WR Coach SEC Country February 24 2017 Luke Slabaugh Beard Set To Be Vols Next Wide Receivers Coach WBIR com February 28 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Beard amp oldid 1215536182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
