Brad Beckman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1964
Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Date of Death: 19-Dec-1989
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Brad Beckman
- Bradley Scott Beckman (December 31, 1964 – December 18, 1989) was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Atlanta Falcons.
- He played college football at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
- Beckman was killed in an automobile accident when he fell asleep on an I-85 near Lilburn in icy conditions on December 18, 1989.
- His death was the second one for the Falcons that year, and the third in the space of two years.
- Four weeks prior, offensive tackle Ralph Norwood died in a separate traffic collision; a year before, cornerback David Croudip died of a cocaine overdose.
- At the time of his death, the Falcons had played 15 out of 16 games in the season.
- Beckman had played in all 15 games for the Falcons up to that point, starting in two of them.
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