David Beckman is a former Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 head coach.

Beckman began coaching as an assistant at his alma mater Baldwin-Wallace

Baldwin-Wallace College

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. From there he coached at University of Evansville

University of Evansville

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 and spent the years of 1973-1978 with the Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa Hawkeyes

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.

The next six years Beckman spent in the front office

Front office

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 of the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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. He moved to the San Diego Chargers

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 in 1985 where he spent two season in the personnel office.

During his first season as Director of Player Personnel of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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, Beckman was promoted to head coach with six games remaining in the season

1990 CFL season

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. He finished with a 2-4 record. He began the 1991 season

1991 CFL season

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 as head coach, but was replaced after going winless in the team's first eight games. He was replaced by John Gregory

John Gregory (coach)

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, who had been fired by the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

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earlier that season.