OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A 27-year-old man was charged Monday with murder in the shooting death of celebrated former football coach John Beam, who died Friday after being shot on the junior college campus in Oakland where he worked.

Cedric Irving Jr, 27, could face 50 years to life if convicted, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson said. He is accused of shooting John Beam, 66, in the head on the campus of Laney College in Oakland on Nov. 13.

The football world was saddened by the death of former football coach John Beam, who died after being shot on the campus where he worked. The 66-year-old Beam was the longtime head coach at Laney College in Oakland,

El hombre de 27 años acusado de disparar al exentrenador de fútbol americano de la comunidad universitaria de Oakland, John Beam, hizo su primera aparición en la corte el martes y continuará detenido sin derecho a fianza.