Pete Beathard (2009) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Pete Beathard

Induction:
2009
Class:
1963

Pete Beathard quarterbacked USC to the 1962 national championship. The 3-year (1961-63) letterwinner was a part-time starter as a 1961 sophomore (he earned All-Conference honors), then started as a junior (again earning All-League notice) and senior (when he was team captain). He was named Co-MVP of the 1963 Rose Bowl, throwing 4 touchdown passes as USC outlasted Wisconsin. He was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1996. He was USC’s passing and total offense leader in both 1962 and 1963. After his senior season, he played in the East-West Shrine Game, Hula Bowl and College All-Star Game, then was a first round draft choice in 1964 by the NFL’s Lions and AFL’s Chiefs. He spent 11 years in the pros with the Chiefs (playing in Super Bowl I), Oilers, Cardinals and Rams, plus the WFL’s Portland Storm and Chicago Winds. He then worked in private business, including real estate development in Houston, Tex.