Nub Beamer
Clarence Marvin "Nub" Beamer Jr. was an all-star Canadian Football League fullback in the 1960s.
High school
Beamer as a senior became the first football player at Roseburg High to receive first-team all-state honours.College
Beamer accepted a scholarship offer from Oregon State University and spent the next four years in Corvallis. He played a major role on the 1956,1957 and 1958 Beaver teams. He played in the 1957 Rose Bowl loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes, scoring a touchdown.Professional
He moved north to Canada in 1959, playing with the BC Lions. He was a bruising fullback, and was an all-star twice, in 1962 when he rushed for 1161 yards, and in 1963 when he played in their Grey Cup loss. He rushed for 3662 yards in his career. A pair of concussions in 1963 forced Beamer to retire and become a stockbroker.Beamer died in Kelowna, B.C on September 10th, 2024 aged 88 years.