A man has been charged with the murder of a beloved football coach and educator who was featured on the Netflix series “Last Chance U.”

Cedric Irving Jr, 27, could face 50 years to life if convicted, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson said. He is accused of shooting John Beam, 66, in the head on the campus of Laney College in Oakland on Nov. 13.

“Coach Beam represents the best of Oakland,” Jones Dickson said in a statement. “Just as Coach Beam’s love for community has been felt for decades, so will his loss.”

Beam, 66, was the athletic director and former head coach of the Laney football team.

A father figure and fixture in the Bay Area for more than 40 years, he was featured in the 2020 season of the popular Netflix documentary series that follows athletes at juni

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