When Damon Owens met football coach John Beam, he was a flailing sophomore at Oakland’s Skyline High School on the verge of dropping out. But the now-52-year-old credits Beam for changing the course ...

Like John Beam, Lou Richie, left, and Chris Kyriacou, right, are fixtures in the Oakland athletic scene. Courtesy of Lou Richie He is credited with mentoring dozens and dozens of teenagers and young ...

Former Laney College football coach and current athletic director John Beam died Friday a day after being shot on the school's Oakland campus, police said. He was 66. Beam, a beloved Oakland football ...

John Beam, the athletic director and former head football coach at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., who was featured on Netflix’s “Last Chance U” show in 2020, died Friday after being shot in the ...

OAKLAND — John Beam, the legendary football coach who shaped multiple generations of student athletes, anchoring Oakland’s sports community and becoming a respected leader at Laney College, died from ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Oakland police have arrested a suspect in Thursday’s shooting of Laney College athletic director and legendary ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Celebrated former football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U" that showcased the connections he made with players others wouldn't gamble on, has ...

Coach John Beam was featured in Netflix's "Last Chance U." Legendary former football coach John Beam died on Friday morning after he was shot on the Laney College campus in Oakland, California, on ...

John Beam died after being shot at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., where he was athletic director. A man was charged in connection with the shooting. By Rylee Kirk Neil Vigdor and Soumya Karlamangla ...

Complaints about the blinding glare from the headlights of large vehicles have been intensifying over the course of the past few years. A quick Google search reveals several pages of articles ...