"Golden State Warriors" Butch Beard Hand Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA

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Up for auction the "Golden State Warriors" Butch Beard Hand Signed 3X5 Card.
This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.
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Alfred "Butch" Beard, Jr.
(born May 5, 1947) is a former professional
basketball
player and coach. He was the starting point guard with the 1975 NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Beard played high school basketball at Breckinridge County High School where, as a junior, he led the Bearcats to the 1964 state championship game losing to a Wes Unseld-led Louisville Seneca team. Beard and Unseld would later become roommates at the University of Louisville. In 1965, Beard led the Bearcats back to the title game, winning the state championship. Additionally, he was named the Kentucky Mr. Basketball. Butch Beard played college basketball at the
University of Louisville
. Beard was selected by the
Dallas Chaparrals
in the
1969 ABA draft
and by the
Atlanta Hawks
in the first round of the
1969 NBA draft
.
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Beard played nine seasons (1969–1970; 1971–1979) with five teams: the
Atlanta Hawks
, the
Cleveland Cavaliers
, the
Seattle SuperSonics
, the
Warriors
, and the
New York Knicks
. He scored 5,622 career points and represented Cleveland in the
1972 NBA All-Star Game
. Beard later served as head coach of the
New Jersey Nets
from 1994 to 1996. He was also color analyst for
New York Knicks
games on
MSG Network
during the 1980s. He was the head coach at
Morgan State University
until he stepped down in March 2006.