Richard Beechner is a former

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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. He was the only head football coach in the school's history because Hiram Scott only existed from 1965 to 1970, and was shut down due to massive debt. Hiram Scott did not have a single losing season in its five years as a football program. Its two biggest wins came on September 24, 1966 over the

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(13–7) and on November 7, 1970 over

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(7–3). Beechner was also an assistant football coach at

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, and

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Personal life and noncoaching career

While not coaching between 1971 and 1973, Beechner worked for the West Nebraska Express trucking company and was the director of field services for the Nebraska Motor Carriers' Association. In 1976, Beechner transitioned from an assistant football position to a position in Nebraska's administrative staff. In 1983, he left coaching to become an associate

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at Washington State. Beechner served as the athletic director for Hiram Scott in 1970 and

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from 1987 to 1996.

Head coaching record

College football

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beechner, Dick Year of birth missing (living people) 1930s births Living people Hiram Scott Scotties football coaches Missouri Tigers football coaches Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches Nebraska–Kearney Lopers athletic directors Washington State Cougars football coaches College golf coaches in the United States High school football coaches in Nebraska Sportspeople from Lincoln, Nebraska