High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shannon Beiste, often referred to as Coach Beiste, is a recurring fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Dot-Marie Jones, and has appeared in Glee since its second season premiere "Audition", first broadcast on September 21, 2010. Coach Beiste is introduced as a championship-winning football coach, brought in to make the McKinley High football team successful. She immediately comes into conflict with cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), though she and Will eventually become good friends. In her first year, Beiste successfully steers the team to its first championship. When the character returns in the third season, in addition to coaching football, she co-directs the school musical and runs the elections for senior class president. She also starts dating her first boyfriend, Ohio State football recruiter Cooter...