On Wednesday evening, the Chargers announced that former general manager and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Beathard has died at the age of 86.
"A great GM but even a better person. That's how he should be remembered and that's how he'd want to be remembered."
— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) February 1, 2023
Beathard was inducted into Canton in 2018 as a “contributor,” a category that was created to include individuals who gave “outstanding contributions to professional football in capacities other than playing or coaching.