Three former staff members of Northwestern University’s baseball program filed a lawsuit that accuses the university of failing to protect them and players from “an abusive, toxic and dangerous environment” under now-former head coach Jim Foster.
Chris Beacom, right, the former director of baseball operations at Northwestern, arrives with his attorneys to speak on Aug. 14, 2023, about a lawsuit filed with two assistant coaches against the university.
Beacom and two former assistant coaches, Dusty Napoleon and Jon Strauss, are suing the university, Foster, athletic director Derrick Gragg, deputy athletic director Monique Holland and associate athletic director for human resources Rachel Velez.
“Honestly, this was not a mystery that Coach Foster engaged in this kind of behavior,” said the plaintiffs’ attorney, Chris Esbrook. “If Northwestern was doing its job, it should have known this and it shouldn’t have hired him and it shouldn’t have put Mr. Beacom and his colleagues in this kind of position.”
Foster did not return a voicemail seeking comment. Former teammates and players who previously spoke to the Tribune called him a great leader and a mentor — a teacher, tough, but fair, who cared deeply about his teams.[Don't miss] Fallout at Northwestern: What’s next after hazing scandal in football and more issues in the athletic department“He was by far the best coach I’ve ever had,” said Josh Nestor, 39, who played for Foster in 2005 and 2006 while at the University of Rhode Island.
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