page_title: Jeff Beard
hierarchical_section_title: Jeff Beard
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Auburn University athletic director G. W. Beard in front of Cliff Hare Stadium
context_page_description: Garland Washington "Jeff" Beard was the athletic director at Auburn University from 1951 to 1972. He hired Ralph Jordan as the Auburn Tigers football coach and expanded the seating capacity at Cliff Hare Stadium from 20,000 to 63,000, and oversaw the construction of Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum. He has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the Athletic Director Hall of Fame.
context_section_description: Garland Washington "Jeff" Beard (August 4, 1910 – November 10, 1995) was the athletic director at Auburn University from 1951 to 1972. He hired Ralph Jordan as the Auburn Tigers football coach and expanded the seating capacity at Cliff Hare Stadium from 20,000 to 63,000, and oversaw the construction of Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum.  He has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the Athletic Director Hall of Fame.
caption: Beard from 1956 Glommerata yearbook
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