AUBURN, Ala. -- Terry Beasley, a former Auburn star receiver and College Football Hall of Famer, has died of an apparent suicide, according to police. He was 73.
St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell said Beasley was declared dead at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Moody Police Chief Reece Smith said the case is being investigated as a potential suicide.
"We got a call at 5:20 (Wednesday) afternoon and officers found Mr. Beasley with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Smith said Thursday.
Beasley, who for decades suffered from the effects of a number of concussions during his playing career, paired up with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Pat Sullivan and earned All-America honors in both 1970 and 1971.