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Homer Beatty

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Home Beatty
Biographical details
Born(1915-08-31)August 31, 1915[1]
Maricopa, California, U.S.[2]
DiedMarch 16, 2000(2000-03-16) (aged 84)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Playing career
1934–1936USC
1942Santa Ana AAB
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1940–1945Porterville HS (CA)
1946–1952Bakersfield HS (CA)
1953–1958Bakersfield
1959–1962Santa Ana
1963–1965Los Angeles State / Cal State Los Angeles
1967–1968Orange County Ramblers
Head coaching record
Overall21–3 (professional)
25–2 (college)
83–14–3 (junior college)
Bowls1–0 (college)
4–0 (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)

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.

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

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College

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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 Bowl
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

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Bakersfield Renegades (Metropolitan Conference) (1953–1958)
1953 Bakersfield 12–0 7–0 1st W Junior Rose Bowl
1954 Bakersfield 9–1 6–1 2nd
1955 Bakersfield 10–1–1 5–1–1 2nd W Potato Bowl
1956 Bakersfield 6–3 5–2 1st
1957 Bakersfield 8–1–1 5–1–1 2nd W Potato Bowl
1958 Bakersfield 9–1 6–1 2nd
Bakersfield: 54–7–2 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 Bowl
Santa Ana: 29–7–1 25–4–1
Total: 83–14–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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Continental Football League

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Team Year Regular season Postseason
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

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  1. ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  2. ^ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame". Cal State LA Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Former L.A. State Coach Homer Beatty Dies at 84". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. March 21, 2000. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Renegade Football Win/Loss Record by Year". Bakersfield College Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Year by Year Coaching Records". Santa Ana College. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
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