Beckwith was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929, and was an all-state football player for his Boys High School team.
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He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers that same year but turned down their offer to serve in the Army.
Charles Alvin Beckwith, Class of 1947 Special Forces officer credited with founding Delta Force
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