Former NFL GM Bobby Beathard a Hall of Fame finalist

File-This July 30, 2016, file photo shows former Redskins GM Bobby Beathard, gesturing during a press conference at the Washington Redskins NFL football teams training camp in Richmond, Va. Beathard is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the contributors category. Beathard helped build strong teams in football stops in Kansas City (1966-67), Miami (1972-77), Washington (1978-1988) and San Diego (1990-99). He also worked for the Atlanta Falcons (1968-1971). (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) File-This July 30, 2016, file photo shows former Redskins GM Bobby Beathard, gesturing during a press conference at the Washington Redskins NFL football teams training camp in Richmond, Va. Beathard is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the contributors category. Beathard helped build strong teams in football stops in Kansas City (1966-67), Miami (1972-77), Washington (1978-1988) and San Diego (1990-99). He also worked for the Atlanta Falcons (1968-1971). (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

By Associated Press August 25, 2017 1 min read

CANTON, Ohio (AP) – Longtime general manager and personnel administrator Bobby Beathard is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the contributors category.

Beathard helped build strong teams in football stops in Kansas City (1966-67), Miami (1972-77), Washington (1978-1988) and San Diego (1990-99). He also worked for the Atlanta Falcons (1968-1971).

His teams won 10 division titles, seven league or conference championships and four Super Bowls (two with the Dolphins, two with the Redskins.

“There’s nothing I love more than football,” Beathard said Friday when told of the nomination. “I feel like I’ve gone through life without a job and got paid for it.”

To be elected next February, Beathard must receive the same 80 percent voting support he got from the contributors committee when the entire 48-member selection committee votes in Minneapolis.