Thomas LeRoy Beard Jr. (born June 10, 1948) is a former professional
American football center who played with the
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...
in 1972. He was drafted by the
Denver Broncos in the eighth round of the
1971 NFL Draft
The 1971 National Football League draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name to New England Patriots until after the draft, used th ...
, and also played for the
Lansing All Stars
Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, making ...
of the
Midwest Football League in 1971.
References
External links
Pro-Football-Reference.com statistics
1948 births
American football centers
Buffalo Bills players
Denver Broncos players
Living people
Michigan State Spartans football players
Midwest Football League (1962–1978) players
Players of American football from Ohio
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