Alfred "Butch" Beard (born May 5, 1947 in Hardinsburg, Kentucky) is a former National Basketball Association player and head coach. Currently he is the head coach at Morgan State University. May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Hardinsburg is a city located in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. ... The National Basketball Association, more commonly referred to as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... Morgan State University, located in residential Baltimore, Maryland, awards Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctorate degrees. ...
Beard played nine seasons (1969-1970; 1971-1979) with five teams: the Atlanta Hawks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Golden State Warriors, and the New York Knicks. He scored 5,622 career points and represented Cleveland in the 1972 NBA All-Star Game. He later served as head coach of the New Jersey Nets in the 1990s. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Atlanta Hawks are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Cleveland Cavaliers are a National Basketball Association team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The Seattle SuperSonics (or simply Sonics to their fans) are a National Basketball Association team based in Seattle, Washington. ... The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. ... The New York Knicks (or New York Knickerbockers) are a National Basketball Association team based in New York, New York. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The 2004/2005 NBA Eastern Conference All-Stars The 2004/2005 NBA Western Conference All-Stars The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... The New Jersey Nets are a National Basketball Association team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ...