ED BEARDBeard, Edward LeroyHeight: 6-2 Weight: 225 Born: December 9, 1939 Spotsylvania County, VA Died: January 15, 2023 Chesapeake, VA High School: Oscar F. Smith (Chesapeake, VA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Tennessee | Freshmen Team |
| 1961 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 1962 | Tennessee | Roster |
| Draft: 20th round (159th overall) 1964 Oakland Raiders; 14th round (183rd overall) 1964 San Francisco 49ers |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Wheeling Ironmen (UFL)1962 WHE UFL | 65 | LB | ||
| 1965 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1965 SF NFL | 50 | MLB-LLB | 12 | 4 |
| 1966 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1966 SF NFL | 50 | MLB | 12 | 12 |
| 1967 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1967 SF NFL | 50 | MLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1968 SF NFL | 50 | MLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL | 50 | MLB | 3 | 3 |
| 1970 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1970 SF NFL | 50 | LB | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1971 SF NFL | 50 | LB | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL | 50 | MLB | 14 | 6 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 97 | 53 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1962 Wheeling Ironmen (UFL)1962 WHE UFL | |
| Free Agent | 1962 Wheeling Ironmen (UFL)1962 WHE UFL | |
| Purchased | 11/12/1962 | 1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1964 | 1963 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1963 MTL CFL |
| Draft | 11/30/1963 | 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL |
| Draft | 12/2/1963 | 1964 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1964 SF NFL |
| Signed | 1965 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1965 SF NFL | |
| Retired | 8/15/1973 | 1973 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1973 SF NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1968 SF NFL | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 69 | 0 |
| 1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 69 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1970 SF NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1971 SF NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1967 SF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1970 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1970 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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