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Alyn Beals
No. 53
Position:End
Personal information
Born:(1921-04-27)April 27, 1921
Marysville, California
Died:August 11, 1993(1993-08-11) (aged 72)
Career information
College:Santa Clara
NFL draft:1943 / round: 8 / pick: 69
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-AAFC (1946, 1948, 1949)[1]
  • 4× AAFC receiving touchdowns leader (1946–1949)
  • AAFC record 278 career points
Career professional statistics
Receptions:211
Receiving yards:2,951
Touchdowns:49

Alyn Richard Beals (April 27, 1921 – August 11, 1993) was a professional American football end/defensive end in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers from 1946 through 1951. Beals led the AAFC in receiving touchdowns all four years of the league's existence and in 1949 he was the AAFC leader in overall touchdowns (12) and points scored (73).[2] When the AAFC folded at the end of the 1949 season, he was the league's all-time scoring leader with 278 points.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Stan Grosshandler (1980). "The Coffin Corner: Vol. 2, No. 7 (All-America Football Conference)" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  2. ^ "Alyn Beals NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21.