Anson McCook Beard (March 17, 1874 – November 9, 1929) was an American football player.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Beard played college football for Yale.
He joined the school in 1891, and was part of four consecutive national championships between that year and 1894.
Mid-season of 1894, Beard left the Yale football team, saying he "cannot spare the time from his studies for athletics" and that his father objected to football.
[1] Despite missing nearly half of the season, Beard was named to the College Football All-America team following the season, in which Yale compiled a 16–0 record.