| Yale Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1874-03-17)March 17, 1874 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 1929(1929-11-09) (aged 55) Tuxedo Park, New York, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Yale University (1891–1894) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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 Canadian-American railway executive James J. Hill.2
They had two children, Anson McCook Jr. and Mary.3 Photographer Peter Beard was his grandson.4
He died on November 9, 1929, in Tuxedo Park, New York.5
References
References
- "Why Beard Will Play No More". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1894 – via Newspapers.com.
- "President Hill's Daughter Married". The Boston Post. April 3, 1902 – via Newspapers.com.
- Miller, Tom (December 12, 2012). "The 1907 Anson McCook Beard House -- No. 47 E. 68th Street". Daytonian in Manhattan. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- Stowe, Stacey (September 24, 2020). "The Legend of Peter Beard". Vanity Fair. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- "Anson Beard Is Dead". The Des Moines Register. November 10, 1929 – via Newspapers.com.
External jinks
architectural essay on his property at East 68th Street in Manhattan