Dick Beam, an assistant on two of Southern California's national championship football teams and later an executive with the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died at the age of 75.

Beam died of cancer Thursday in the Orange County city of Corona, Calif., the university said.
Beam worked under coach John McKay at USC from 1972-75, spending the first two seasons as a part-time assistant and scout while teaching physical education at a high school. He was a full-time assistant in his final two seasons. The Trojans won national titles in 1972 and 1974 and played in three Rose Bowls.