Al Beauchamp

Alfred Beauchamp (born June 25, 1944) is a former professional American football linebacker.

Beauchamp played college football at Southern University, He was chosen in the fifth round (138th overall) of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft by the American Football League (AFL)'s expansion Cincinnati Bengals.

Then, in 1970, the team's first season in the National Football League (NFL), Beauchamp broke into the starting lineup, starting all 14 games and helping leading the Bengals to their first-ever winning record, 8–6, and first title as American Football Conference Central Division champion.

[4] In 1971, he again started all 14 games with a career-high six interceptions that he returned 53 yards, including one touchdown.

[5] After eight seasons with the Bengals, on June 21, 1976, he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for a fourth-round draft pick.