Homer Taylor Beatty (August 31, 1915 – March 16, 2000) was an American football player and coach best known for his coaching success at the junior college, college, and professional levels in central and southern California.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1915[1] Maricopa, California, U.S.[2] |
| Died | March 16, 2000 (aged 84) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1934–1936 | USC |
| 1942 | Santa Ana AAB |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1940–1945 | Porterville HS (CA) |
| 1946–1952 | Bakersfield HS (CA) |
| 1953–1958 | Bakersfield |
| 1959–1962 | Santa Ana |
| 1963–1965 | Los Angeles State / Cal State Los Angeles |
| 1967–1968 | Orange County Ramblers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21-3 (professional) 25–2 (college) 82–14–3 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 1–0 (college) 3–0 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 junior college national (1962) 1 small college national (1964) 3 CCAA (1963–1965) 2 Metropolitan Conference (1953, 1956) 2 Eastern Conference (1961–1962) | |
He served as the head football coach at California State University, Los Angeles—renamed from Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences in 1963—from 1963 to 1965, compiling a record of 25–2. He later returned to Cal State L.A. in the role of athletic director in 1969 and ’70 when the university moved into the major college ranks as a founding member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[3]
At the professional level, Beatty served as head coach of the Orange County Ramblers of the Continental Football League for the entirety of their two year existence. He led the club to back-to-back Pacific Division titles and was named COFL co-Coach of the Year in 1967.
Beatty died at the age of 84, on March 16, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital in Long Beach, California.[4]
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles State / Cal State Los Angeles Diablos (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1963–1965) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Los Angeles State | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Cal State Los Angeles | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1965 | Cal State Los Angeles | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | W Camellia | ||||
| Los Angeles State / Cal State Los Angeles: | 25–2 | 13–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Junior college edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Renegades (Metropolitan Conference) (1953–1958) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Bakersfield | 12–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W Junior Rose | ||||
| 1954 | Bakersfield | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955 | Bakersfield | 9–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Bakersfield | 6–3 | 5–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1957 | Bakersfield | 8–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | W Shrine Potato Bowl | ||||
| 1958 | Bakersfield | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Bakersfield: | 53–7–2 | 34–6–2 | |||||||
| Santa Ana Dons (Eastern Conference) (1959–1962) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Santa Ana | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Santa Ana | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Santa Ana | 7–1–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1962 | Santa Ana | 10–0 | 9–0 | 1st | W Junior Rose | ||||
| Santa Ana: | 29–7–1 | 25–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 82–14–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Continental Football League edit
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| OC | 1967 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1st in CoFL Pacific | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Orlando Panthers in COFL Championship Game, 38-14. |
| OC | 1968 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1st in CoFL Pacific | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Orlando Panthers in COFL Championship Game, 51-10. |
| Total | 21 | 3 | 0 | .875 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||
References edit
- ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- ^ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Cal State LA Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Former L.A. State Coach Homer Beatty Dies at 84". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. March 21, 2000. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "Renegade Football Win/Loss Record by Year". Bakersfield College Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Year by Year Coaching Records". Santa Ana College. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
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