Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Beran RMAC Hall of Fame Induction Speech
Beran RMAC Hall of Fame Video

Beran was the first Chadron State football player to earn both All-American and Academic All-American honors. He was placed on the first-team RMAC All-Conference teams in 1996, 1998 and 1999. As a senior in 1999, he was selected as the conference’s outstanding defensive player. In 2009, Beran was selected as one of the top 12 defensive players in RMAC history at the Centennial Celebration. As a senior, he was a Football Gazette and USA Football first-team All-American and was placed on the Daktronics NCAA II and Associated Press Little All-American Team second-team. When he

graduated, Beran owned the Chadron State record for most career sacks with 36.5 for 275 yards in losses. He also had 32.5 more tackles for 107 yards of losses. In addition, he caused seven fumbles and had 38 quarterback hurries. Beran also played fullback on the Eagles’ power I formation when they were near the goal line. He scored seven touchdowns as a junior and four as a senior. The Eagles went 7-1 in the RMAC all three years Beran was named to the all-conference team. They won the championship outright in 1996 and tied for the title in 1998 and 1999. Beran majored in human biology and

graduated Magna Cum Laude in the spring of 1999 with a 3.80 grade point average. He graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha in 2004 and is now an orthopedic surgeon for Creighton Medical Associates.