Yale Bulldogs | |
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Position | Tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | March 17, 1874
Died: | November 9, 1929 Tuxedo Park, New York, U.S. | (aged 55)
Career history | |
College | Yale University (1891–1894) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Anson McCook Beard (March 17, 1874 – November 9, 1929) was an American football player.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Beard played college football for Yale. He joined the school in 1891, and was part of four consecutive national championships between that year and 1894. Mid-season of 1894, Beard left the Yale football team, saying he "cannot spare the time from his studies for athletics" and that his father objected to football. [1] Despite missing nearly half of the season, Beard was named to the College Football All-America team following the season, in which Yale compiled a 16–0 record. After his playing career Beard became a lawyer. In 1902, he married Ruth Hill, the daughter of James J. Hill. [2] With her he had two children. He died on November 9, 1929, in Tuxedo Park, New York. [3]
Yale Bulldogs | |
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Position | Tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | March 17, 1874
Died: | November 9, 1929 Tuxedo Park, New York, U.S. | (aged 55)
Career history | |
College | Yale University (1891–1894) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Anson McCook Beard (March 17, 1874 – November 9, 1929) was an American football player.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Beard played college football for Yale. He joined the school in 1891, and was part of four consecutive national championships between that year and 1894. Mid-season of 1894, Beard left the Yale football team, saying he "cannot spare the time from his studies for athletics" and that his father objected to football. [1] Despite missing nearly half of the season, Beard was named to the College Football All-America team following the season, in which Yale compiled a 16–0 record. After his playing career Beard became a lawyer. In 1902, he married Ruth Hill, the daughter of James J. Hill. [2] With her he had two children. He died on November 9, 1929, in Tuxedo Park, New York. [3]