Emil Beasy
Emil Anton Beasy was an American professional football player. A fullback, he played semi-professionally for several years with a team in Hibbing, Minnesota, and joined the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League in 1924, playing in one game for them.
Early life
Beasy was born on August1, 1898, in Minnesota. He was the oldest of four brothers who were all involved in Hibbing, Minnesota, sports. He grew up playing football, being a fullback, and also competed as a middleweight boxer. He graduated from high school in 1916. He reportedly attended the University of North Dakota where he played football at an unknown date, although the Green Bay Packers identified him as having played college football for the University of South Dakota.Professional career
First stint with Hibbing
After Beasy graduated from high school, he began playing semi-professional football for the team in Hibbing, known as the Hibbing Miners. He returned to the team in 1919 and was noted for his speed, with The Duluth News Tribune describing him as "one of the fastest backfield men developed on the Mesaba range" and "one of Hibbing's best ground gainers all year." At Hibbing, he was nicknamed "Busy" Beasy. He remained with Hibbing in 1920, as they compiled a record of 2–1–1 in games with known results. In 1921, he was reported as "without a doubt one of the best backs in this part of the country" and he served as Hibbing's team captain, with the News Tribune calling him "the scintillating backfield man of the local teams for many seasons past." After the 1921 football season, in which Hibbing went at least 2–3, he began playing baseball for a team in Hibbing, being named their captain while playing as their catcher.Beasy led Hibbing to a record of 4–2–1 in 1922, which included both a win against and a close loss to the Duluth Kelleys, a future NFL team. In the loss to the Kelleys, by a score of 6–0, Beasy was reported to have gained more yards than the rest of his team's backfield combined. In 1923, Hibbing went 4–4, which included three games against NFL teams: a 6–0 loss to the Kelleys, a 10–0 loss to the Green Bay Packers, and a 27–7 loss to the Rock Island Independents. He was considered the "pride" of the team and The Post-Crescent noted that "against the Packers, Beasy was about the only Hibbing backfielder who could make any consistent gains. Beasy was hurt in this game during the third quarter... As he walked across the field to the sidelines, holding his injured shoulder, the spectators tendered him a great ovation."
When not playing football for Hibbing, Beasy was a firefighter in the city. He also frequently fought as a boxer during his football career and was called "a mighty good mauler," with him being reported to have fought "about a dozen battles" from fall 1923 to summer 1924 against "some of the best boys in the ring."