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Robbie was a three-year starter at free safety who made outstanding contributions on both sides of the line of scrimmage throughout his Viking career. He was selected to lead the Star Chamber his senior year and was also designated a training group captain. As a sophomore Robbie recorded 144 total defensive points. He was in on 56 tackles including 35 solo stops. He made three break ups and had a team leading two interceptions. His defensive efforts earned him Defensive Player of the Game honors against both Santa Fe Christian and Central High School. He was also recognized as the Special Teams Player of the Game for his efforts against San Diego High. In 2006 Robbie was also an Honorable Mention All Western League defensive back and was awarded the Defensive Coaches Award for his contributions to the Viking defense. Robbie followed up his first year of varsity competition with an even more impressive junior season. In 2007 Robbie was in on 99 tackles including 54 unassisted stops. In addition he recorded one interception, six break ups and blocked a team-high three kicks. His outstanding play earned him Defensive Player of the Game honors against Santa Fe Christian and Coronado. He was also recognized as the Special Teams Player of the Game against Santa Fe Christian. He capped his Viking career with a senior season that saw him score 206 defensive points. Robbie was in on 67 tackles including 48 unassisted stops. Robbie also recorded five break ups, blocked three kicks, recorded one hurry, caused one fumble and recovered another. Robbie finished his Viking career with 14 total break ups and 6 blocked kicks. In 2008 he was also recognized as the Special Teams Player of the Game against Point Loma High. His on the field and classroom performances in 2007 and 2008 also brought Robbie numerous other awards. In 2007 he was selected to the Second Team All Western League Defensive Team and won his second consecutive Defensive Coaches Award. Robbie was also recognized on the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team for his 4.50 GPA. In 2008 Robbie was selected to the First Team All Western League Defensive Team and once again was recognized on the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team. His post season honors in 2008 included his designation as the team's Most Valuable Player and Team Captain. Robbie also won the prestigious Gene Edwards Iron Man Award. The National Foundation and College Hall of Fame also selected him to the 2008 Scholar-Leader-Athlete Team. In addition he was selected to the San Diego Section All-Academic First Team and was also a KUSI PPR Student-Athlete of the Week. In June of 2009 Robbie was awarded the Brent Woodall Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is presented annually to La Jolla High School's top student-athlete and is awarded in memory of Brent Woodall a former standout Viking student-athlete who lost his life in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. Robbie capped his Viking career by being selected to play for the South Team in the 2009 Alex Spanos Football Classic All-Star Game. In his three years of varsity competition Robbie also left his mark in the La Jolla High School record book. His 54 single season solo tackles in 2007 ranks 6th all-time among Viking defensive backs. His three-year career total of 137 solo tackles ranks 2nd all-time. Robbie's 225 defensive points in 2007 is 6th on the all-time list and his 206 defensive points in 2008 ranks 8th all-time. His three-year total of 575 defensive points is 3rd all-time among Viking defensive backs. Robbie also made significant contributions on the offensive side of the ball throughout his Viking career. Robbie rushed for 832 yards on 122 carries and caught 13 passes for 83 yards. He also scored 11 touchdowns. After graduating from La Jolla High School Robbie attended the University of San Diego where he majored in Accounting and excelled as a scholar-athlete in a manner that very few USD football players have accomplished during their athletic careers. From 2010 to 2013 Robbie played in 44 games and recorded 168 total tackles with 98 of them coming unassisted. He recorded four interceptions broke up six passes and recovered one fumble. With Robbie in the starting line-up the Toreros enjoyed unprecedented success compiling an over all record of 25-6 and a Pioneer Football League record of 21-3 that saw the Toreros top the league standings from 2011 to 2013. In 2011 Robbie was selected the team's Most Improved Defensive Player and in 2013 he earned All-PFL Second Team Defensive honors. He was also selected the only Team Captain during his senior season. Robbie also excelled as a student-athlete. He was a three-time PFL All-Academic First Team selection. This three-time selection is an honor that only 30 USD student-athletes have accomplished during their athletic career. Robbie was also named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All- America Division l football first team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Robbie and his teammate Blake Oliaro were the only representatives from the Pioneer Football League and the only players on the first team from the state of California. Robbie capped his illustrious career when the National Foundation and College Hall of Fame awarded him the 2014 Dr. William & Barbara McColl university scholarship award. It was the second time in his career that the National Foundation so honored him. Robbie's on the field accomplishments, his 3.7 GPA and numerous academic honors are a direct result of hard work and determination coupled with a humble attitude. His coaches recognized him as pound for pound the strongest athlete on the team but you never heard this from him. A great player earns the respect from his coaches and teammates not by calling attention to himself but by letting his actions and work ethic speak on his behalf. Robbie has signed a contract to work for the accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers after graduating form USD. His hard work and determination will without a doubt contribute to the success he will find as he begins work in his post-football career. Robbie will always be remembered by his La Jolla High School and USD football teammates and coaches for being an exceptional teammate. He was and always will be an individual that always put his teammates and his team first. The measure of a great football player can be measured not only by what he did to make himself better but also by what he did to make those around him better players and better people. Robbie has touched many lives both on and off the field in a positive manner and will continue to do so in the years to come. For his never ending commitment to family, friends, coaches and teammates as well as his outstanding accomplishments on the field of play the Star Chamber is honored to include Robbie in the Gallery of Stars.
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Beathard is USD's man for all reasons A fifth-year senior safety at USD, Robbie Beathard has occasionally slipped into a practice or meeting late. His excuse? He was huddling with university President Mary Lyons. Sitting in the Torero Stadium press box after a recent practice, Beathard nonchalantly, and devoid of airs, said, “Mary Lyons and I know each other.” Beathard is a four-year member and past president of the Alcalá Club, a student organization that works with Lyons as an official representative of the university. The Dalai Lama’s USD speaking gig last year? The Alacá Club escorted him around campus. Regarding Beathard’s occasional tardiness, head coach Dale Lindsey said, “It was the president, which we don’t argue about.” Beathard USD's Man for All ReasonsThe NCAA produces haughty commercials espousing its role in helping produce student-athletes. When looking for a fresh subject, the NCAA would be wise to line up Beathard. There would be a need, though, for more hyphens — student-athlete-lead singer in a band-budding accountant-potential political candidate. USD (1-2) visits Stetson (1-2) in DeLand, Fla., on Saturday. When the Toreros take the field on defense, Beathard — no relation to former Chargers General Manager Bobby Beathard — will line up at strong safety, where he has started since his junior season. Academically, he’s a dean’s list regular, boasting a 3.78 GPA, and will graduate with an accounting degree in January. He has signed a contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting heavyweight, and is scheduled to begin work next fall. “He’d be a guy you might look up some day and he’ll be mayor of San Diego, a congressman, a senator,” Lindsey said. “He is really, really polished.”  Less than 24 hours after USD opened the season with a loss at Cal Poly on Aug. 31, Beathard was dressed in khaki shorts, white socks, skater shoes and a taut baby-blue USD athletic polo, satisfying his musical bent. Beathard is the lead vocalist for The Room Downstairs, which was performing at the Student Life Pavilion as part of a welcome weekend for incoming freshmen. The band, composed of Beathard and four former San Diego State students, has been playing for 2½ years. It performs regularly at Pacific Beach bars and twice has fronted for acts at the House of Blues. A La Jolla High product who has never taken a vocal lesson, Beathard describes the group’s music as a fusion of reggae, rock and funk. “I think the music is what our age likes,” USD backup quarterback Kyle Miller said. “It’s chill, music people like to listen to while hanging out or if you want to dance, you dance.”  “He’ll cover a song, but it doesn’t sound like the song,” said John Loggins, 40, USD’s associate director for community service learning. “They’re songs people know but they play them in a way that’s uniquely theirs. It’s a fun thing. You feel connected to the music.” The Room Downstairs’ drummer, Max Eckstein, is amazed that Beathard can juggle so many plates without them crashing on the floor. “He doesn’t sleep,” Eckstein said. “I’m pretty sure he’s a robot on the inside. I haven’t cut his arms because I know his mom would be (mad), but I know he’s a robot.”
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USD's Beathard, Oliaro earn academic All-America honors USD safety Robbie Beathard and defensive end Blake Oliaro have been selected to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America Division I football first team. The academic teams are comprised of all players from the 126-school Football Championship Subdivision 125-university Football Bowl Subdivision. Beathard and Oliaro were the only players selected to the first team from California. Selected the Toreros’ team captain by a vote of teammates, Beathard is an accounting major with a 3.78 grade-point average. The senior is scheduled to graduate in January and has signed a contract with the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Oliaro, also a senior, is a mechanical engineering major with a 3.50 GPA. Oliaro’s 30 career sacks rank third all-time at USD.
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Toreros Named to PFL All-Academic Team
Dec. 4, 2013
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Seven members of the Torero football team were named to the PFL All-Academic Team, the league office announced Wednesday. Quarterback Mason Mills, defensive end Blake Oliaro, linebacker Troy McClelland, and safety Robbie Beathard were selected to the First Team. Tight end Thomas Cobbs, linebacker Michael Ruffino, and defensive tackle Clint Johnson represented the Toreros on the second team. It was the third time Beathard and Oliaro have been named to the PFL All-Academic First team, making them the 29th and 30th student-athletes ever to be named to the First Team three times in their career. Beathard, a senior and San Diego native, is majoring in accountancy and holds a 3.78 cumulative G.P.A. Oliaro (Folsom, Calif.), a mechanical engineering major, has a 3.50 G.P.A. Both Beathard and Oliaro were also named to the Capital One District Eight Academic First Team. Mills (Coronado, Calif.), who was named the PFL Offensive Player of the Year, has a 3.29 G.P.A. while majoring in finance. McClelland, a San Diego native, boasts a 3.85 G.P.A. while majoring in accountancy. McClelland was a First Team selection last year and was named to the Capital One District Eight Academic First Team last month. Senior tight end Thomas Cobbs (Irvine, Calif.) was named to the Second Team after posting a 3.62 G.P.A. while majoring in finance. Senior linebacker Michael Ruffino (Napa, Calif.) was honored for his 3.35 G.P.A. in electrical engineering. Senior defensive tackle Clint Johnson (Wheatland, Calif.) posted a 3.56 G.P.A. while majoring in history. The Toreros' seven All-Academic selections ranked third in the PFL, behind Dayton and Drake, who each had ten honorees.
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