Ex-Chargers GM Beathard dies at 86

Bobby Beathard, who led the San Diego Chargers to their only Super Bowl appearance as part of a Hall of Fame football career, has died at 86.

Beathard died Monday at his home in Franklin, Tenn., according to a spokesman for the Washington Commanders, one of Beathard’s former teams.

“Bobby was who we all aspire to be — a friendly, caring, giving, thoughtful human being who brought people from all walks of life together,” Chargers owner Dean Spanos said Wednesday in a statement.

Beathard served as general manager of Washington and the team went to the Super Bowl after the 1982, ’83 and ’88 seasons, winning twice.

The Chargers made the postseason during Beathard’s third season as GM in San Diego. Two years after that, they advanced to Super Bowl XXIX, a 49-26 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. It remains the franchise’s only appearance.

— San Diego Union-Tribune

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