Celebrities
Josh Beekman
StudentCity Appearances: (Acapulco ’09)
Josh Beekman is from New York, went to Boston College, and now plays professional football for the Chicago Bears. And if you don’t know who Josh is now, you’ll soon find out while at Spring Break 2009 in Acapulco where he’ll be making appearances at StudentCity events from Feb 28th through March 8th!
Pro Career
PRO CAREER: Offensive line prospect made his NFL debut at GB (10/7/07), appearing in 1 game for the Bears... Saw action in all 4 preseason games, tallying 1 special teams fumble recovery.CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Bears in the fourth round (130th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft... Signed a four-year contact with Chicago (5/29/07). SIGNED through 2010
2007 SEASON: Appeared as a reserve offensive lineman at GB (10/7)... Saw action in all four preseason contests, registering 1 special teams fumble recovery... Played in Game 5; Inactive for Games 1-4 and 6-16. GAMES PLAYED-STARTED 1-0
College Career
COLLEGE: Four-year letterwinner (2003-2006) at Boston College, started all 37 contests (34at RG, 3 at C) in final 3 seasons and 39-of-50 games played overall during collegiate career… Became school's first player to receive AP first-team All-America honors in five years after senior season… Also named Atlantic Coast Conference's most valuable blocker during final year… Helped Eagles finish 2nd in conference in total offense during senior and redshirt freshman seasons while leading ACC during junior year… Recipient of the 2006 Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the most valuable blocker in the ACC as a senior… Received Walter Camp Foundation second-team All-America honors and all-ACC first-team accolades as Eagles ranked 2nd in conference in total offense (354.2 ypg) and 3rd in points per game (26.0)… Honored with the Scanlan Trophy, the highest honor bestowed on a Boston College football player given to a senior who best exemplifies the ideals of scholar, athlete, gentleman and friend… Earned Scout.com second-team All-America honors after starting all 13 games, 10 at right guard and 3 at center… Senior co-captain earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors twice (vs. Wake Forest and vs. NC State)... Started at right guard in each of the team's 12 contests in 2005 as Eagles led ACC in total offense with 387.8 ypg… Received all-ACC Second-Team honors while paving way for 4 100-yard rushing performances... As a sophomore, started at right guard in all 12 games... Earned 2 starts as a redshirt freshman and saw significant playing time in every contest… Named to The Sporting News Big East All-Freshmen team… Part of offensive line that paved way for Derrick Knight to become BC's all-time rushing leader and an offense that ranked 31st in the nation with 182.1 rush ypg… Registered 1 assist on special teams vs. Pittsburgh and 1 solo tackle at Virginia Tech... Majored in history.Personal
PERSONAL: Earned 2001 All-America honors from PrepStar and All-Northeast honors from SuperPrep… Gained Albany Times-Union Co-Player of the Year honors as a senior offensive lineman at Amsterdam High School; became the first-ever four-time member of the Albany Times-Union all-area team… Registered 98 tackles, three sacks and one fumble recovery as a senior… Led the Rugged Rams to an 11-1 record in 2001; the team advanced to the state Class A semifinal round… Played for head coach Pat Liverio… Also a four-year member of Amsterdam's track and field team; competed in the shot put.All Josh Beekman information on StudentCity.com was taken from his official website.