Alfred "Butch" Beard Jr. (born May 5, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

Beard played high school basketball at Breckinridge County High School where, as a junior, he led the Bearcats to the 1964 state championship game losing to a Wes Unseld-led Louisville Seneca team.

In 1965, Beard led the Bearcats back to the title game, winning the state championship.

[1] Beard played nine seasons (1969–1970; 1971–1979) with five teams: the Atlanta Hawks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Golden State Warriors, and the New York Knicks.

He scored 5,622 career points and represented Cleveland in the 1972 NBA All-Star Game.