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==Coaching career== In 1998, Beebe founded House of Speed, LLC,<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://www.houseofspeed.com/about-us/ |access-date=November 29, 2010 |website=HouseofSpeed.com |archive-date=November 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130115708/http://www.houseofspeed.com/about-us/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> a company that specializes in training athletes in the essentials of top performance, speed and character. House of Speed began franchise operations in 2006 and has locations in eleven states. Beebe also works with several professional, collegiate and amateur sports organizations in the area of speed, including the [[Chicago Bears]], the [[Los Angeles Rams]], the [[Illinois Fighting Illini|University of Illinois Fighting Illini]] and Club Fusion Volleyball. In 2004, Beebe began coaching football for [[Aurora Christian Schools]] in [[Aurora, Illinois]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Head Coach: Don Beebe |url=http://www.aurorachristian.org/athletics/football.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210192459/http://www.aurorachristian.org/athletics/football.cfm |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |access-date=February 20, 2012 |website=Aurora Christian Schools}}</ref> He—along with his brother, defensive coordinator David Beebe, and brother Dan, the school's athletic director—led the Eagles to the school's first state championship appearance in 2008, where the team finished as 4A state runner-up after losing to Bloomington Central Catholic 37–28.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aurora Christian Football History |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/aurora-christian-eagles-%28aurora,il%29/football/previous_seasons.htm |access-date=October 9, 2021 |website=MaxPreps}}</ref> Three years later Beebe and the Eagles returned to the finals, this time winning the 2011 [[Illinois High School Association|IHSA]] Class 3A State Championship with a 34–7 win over Mt. Carmel. In 2012, Beebe led the Eagles to a second straight IHSA Class 3A State Championship by defeating Tolono-Unity 42–12 before stepping down as coach after the 2013 season and an overall 97–26 record. His brother succeeded him as head coach.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |last=Oberhelman |first=Dave |date=December 13, 2013 |title=Beebe steps down at Aurora Christian |url=https://football.dailyherald.com/article/20131213/sports/712139716/ |website=Daily Herald |location=Arlington Heights, Illinois}}</ref> In November 2018, Beebe was named the head coach at [[Aurora University]], replacing [[Rick Ponx]], who was fired just the day before.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2018 |title=NFL icon Don Beebe named as new head coach for Aurora University Football |url=http://news.aurora.edu/nfl-icon-don-beebe-named-as-new-head-coach-for-aurora-university-football/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085342/http://news.aurora.edu/nfl-icon-don-beebe-named-as-new-head-coach-for-aurora-university-football/ |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |access-date=October 9, 2021 |website=AU Today |publisher=Aurora University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Rick |date=November 13, 2018 |title=Blue Monday: Aurora University fires football coach Rick Ponx and majority of his staff without comment |work=The Beacon-News |location=Aurora, Illinois |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/sports/ct-abn-spt-football-aurora-university-rick-ponx-st-1114-story.html |access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref>
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