Come enjoy an evening of food, fun and football! Adairsville's own, Vic Beasley Jr., will be our guest speaker this year. Join us as he shares his personal testimony of how God has worked through his life and career. Beasley played for the Adairsville Tigers before playing at Clemson. In 2015, Beasley was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. Tickets are limited so plan on making advance purchases! Dinner will begin at 5:30 and speaking will begin at 7:00pm.
During his four seasons at Clemson, Beasley totaled 52.5 tackles for loss, 33 sacks, 29 quarterback pressures, 11 pass breakups, seven forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and two touchdowns in 1,421 snaps over 48 games (25 starts). He ranks first in school history in sacks, fourth in tackles for loss and tied for seventh in forced fumbles. He is a two-time first-team All-American and two-time first-team All-ACC selection. Was a finalist for the Bednarik, Lombardi and Hendricks Award in 2014. He was selected as ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2014. His 33 career sacks came during the final 39 games of his career and pushed him past Michael Dean Perry, Gaines Adams and William Perry on the school's all-time sack list. As a junior in 2013, he had 23 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, 12 quarterback pressures, six pass breakups and four forced fumbles in 13 starts. In 2012, he had a team-high eight sacks. Played nine games during his freshman season in 2011, after redshirting in 2010. He was rated the No. 16 athlete in the nation by ESPN out of Adairsville High School (Ga.). He played high school and AAU basketball and his father, Victor, played football at Auburn. He graduated with a degree in sociology prior to his senior season. (www.nfl.com)
Beasley was selected by the Falcons in the first round (8th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He started in all 16 games and led the team with four sacks, added 27 tackles (20 solo), one interception, two forced fumbles, and two passes defensed. According to NFL True Media, Beasley’s four sacks were a Falcons rookie record. (www.atlantafalcons.com)
