During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Beard wore only jersey No. 21 and put up 11.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the third of 23 players who wore the No. 21 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State guard alum Butch Beard. After ending his college career at Louisville, Beard was picked up with the 10th overall selection of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
The Hardinsburg, Kentucky native also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Seattle SuperSonics before he was dealt to the Dubs in 1973. His stay with the team would span two seasons, coming to an end when he was traded again, this time to the Cavs again.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Beard wore only jersey No. 21 and put up 11.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 21 - Butch Beard (1973-75)
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