Alfred Boyd Cypert was born on August 8, 1889 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Thomas and Bessie Cypert of Arkansas and Tennessee, respectively. In 1900, Thomas Cypert was working as a grocery store clerk in Little Rock. By 1910, Thomas Cypert found work as a real estate agent. Boyd Cypert had one sibling, his brother Thomas Cypert, Jr. In 1910, Boyd Cypert enrolled at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.While at the University of Arkansas, he was a member of Xi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. While at school, he played third base for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. He also was the quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks football for three years (1910–12).\n', '

In 1912, Cypert enrolled at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated in 1913. Cypert signed a professional baseball contract in 1913. He played his first and only professional game on June 27, 1914 as a member of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Cleveland Naps. In that game, he struck out once in one at-bat. Defensively, Cypert played third base. During World War I, Cypert served in the United States Army and later received an honorable discharge. In 1921, Cypret was a pitcher for the Arkansas Razorbacks alumni baseball team.\n', '

By 1920, Cypert worked as a general practice lawyer in Little Rock, Arkansas. In late-January 1922, Cypert was nominated for the position of district attorney in Little Rock. However, it was not until 1926 when Cypert was elected Arkansas Sixth Judicial District Attorney. His constituency covered Pulaski and Perry County, Arkansas. His deputy district attorney was Carl Edward Bailey, who would later go-on to be the Governor of Arkansas. In 1928, Cypert prosecuted Charles Smith, the president of Advancement of Atheism, on blasphemy charges after he was distributing pamphlets which read: "Evolution is true; the Bible is a lie; and God is a ghost".\n', '

Return to Al Cypert Autograph Profile