Alyn Beals
Beals in 1949 | |||||||||
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| Position | End | ||||||||
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| Born | April 27, 1921 Marysville, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | August 11, 1993 (aged 72) Redwood City, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | San Francisco Polytechnic (San Francisco, California) | ||||||||
| College | Santa Clara | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1943: 8th round, 69th overall pick | ||||||||
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Alyn Richard Beals (April 27, 1921 – August 11, 1993) was an American professional football end who played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL).
Originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1942 NFL draft, Beals instead volunteered and served in the United States military, only resuming his professional football career in 1946. Signing with the 49ers of the upstart AAFC, Beals emerged as one of the top stars of the league, being named an AAFC All-Pro for three of the league's four years of existence and finishing the final 1949 season as the league's all-time scoring leader, with 278 points scored. Beals scored 10 touchdowns or more in each season the 49ers were part of the AAFC.