Ed Beard (football player)

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Ed Beard
Date of birth: December 9, 1939 (1939-12-09) (age 68)
Place of birth: Chesapeake, Virginia
Career information
Position(s): LB
Jersey №: 50
College: Tennessee
NFL Draft: 1964 / Round: 14 / Pick 183
Organizations
 As player:
1965-1972 San Francisco 49ers
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Edward Leroy Beard (born December 9, 1939 in Chesapeake, Virginia)[1] is a former professional American football player.

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[edit] Education

A 1959 graduate of Oscar F. Smith High School in Norfolk, Virginia, Beard was an All-American and also a wrestler. Beard played two years of college football at Tennessee before joining the Army, where he was selected Outstanding Player on the Army football team.

[edit] National Football League

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1964,[2] Beard was a special teams captain and middle linebacker; during his eight years with the team, San Francisco won the NFC West three years in a row. Beard won the Len Eshmont award in 1971 and was the first special teams captain in NFL history. After his career was cut short by injuries, Beard served as linebackers coach for the 49ers and New Orleans Saints, and later became defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions.

[edit] After the NFL

In 1996 the football field at Oscar Smith was re-named Beard-DeLong-Easley Field in honor of Beard and fellow alumni Steve DeLong and Kenny Easley.[3] In 2002 Beard was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He was honored along with other former 49ers on November 5, 2006 at an Alumni Day.[4] After leaving football, Beard entered the contracting business.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shampoe, Clay (2005). The Virginia Sports Hall Of Fame: Honoring Champions Of The Commonwealth. Arcadia Publishing, 50. ISBN 0738517763. 
  2. ^ NFL Draft History:Full Draft - Alphabetical Order, <http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=B&abbrFlag=1&type=alphabetical>. Retrieved on 15 October 2007 
  3. ^ Robinson, Tom, ``NEW OSCAR SMITH HIGH DEDICATES FIELD TO OLD HEROES, <http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960907/09070445.htm>. Retrieved on 15 October 2007 
  4. ^ NFL: 49ers Honor 60 Years with Alumni Day, <http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=234893>. Retrieved on 15 October 2007 
  5. ^ BEACH BARBECUE, CONCERT TO BENEFIT WILDFOWL CENTER, <http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960630/06280201.htm>. Retrieved on 15 October 2007 

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