Al Beard

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1942)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}

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| name = Al Beard

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| position = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 200

| number = 41, 22

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|04|27}}

| birth_place = Fort Valley, Georgia

| nationality = American

| high_school = H. A. Hunt (Fort Valley, Georgia)

| college = Norfolk State

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| career_start = 1967

| career_end = 1971

| years1 = 1967–1968

| team1 = New Jersey Americans

| years2 = 1967–1970

| team2 = Bridgeport / Binghamton Flyers

| years3 = 1970–1971

| team3 = Wilkes-Barre Barons

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Albert Beard (born April 27, 1942) is a retired American basketball player.

Born in Fort Valley, Georgia, Beard played college basketball for the Norfolk State University.

He played for the New Jersey Americans (1967–68) in the American Basketball Association for 12 games.

Beard played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) for the Bridgeport / Binghamton Flyers and Wilkes-Barre Barons from 1967 to 1971.{{cite web |title=Al Beard minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-beardal001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 12, 2025}}