Coach John Beam dies
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Famed former Laney College football coach and current athletic director John Beam was shot on the school's Oakland campus late Thursday morning, according to sources.
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John Beam: 'Last Chance U' coach dies after being shot on campus of Oakland's Laney College
John Beam, a 66-year-old junior college football coach who gained fame at Laney College in Oakland, California, during the final season of Netflix 's "Last Chance U," died from gunshot wounds after being shot Thursday on campus, according to the Oakland Police Department.