Billy Kinard

Billy Russell Kinard (December 16, 1933 – June 30, 2018) was a former American football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back for the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL).[1] Kinard played college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) before being drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 1956 NFL Draft. He played professionally for four seasons and retired in 1960.[2] Kinard later served as the head football coach at Ole Miss from 1971 to 1973 and at Gardner–Webb University in 1978, compiling a career coaching record of 20–14–1.

Billy Kinard
Kinard from 1967 Seminole yearbook
Born:(1933-12-16)December 16, 1933
Jackson, Mississippi
Died:July 2, 2018(2018-07-02) (aged 84)
Fort Payne, Alabama
Career information
Position(s)Defensive back / halfback
CollegeOle Miss
NFL draft1956 / Round: 2 / Pick: 25
Career history
As coach
1959Mainland HS (FL)
1961–1963Auburn (assistant)
1964–1966Florida (DB)
1967–1969Georgia (assistant)
1970Arkansas (assistant)
1971–1973Ole Miss
1974–1975Green Bay Packers (DB)
1976–1977Cleveland Browns (DB)
1978Gardner–Webb
1979–1980New England Patriots (DB)
As player
1956Cleveland Browns
1957–1958Green Bay Packers
1960Buffalo Bills

Coaching career

In 1970, Kinard's older brother, a former Ole Miss and NFL star, Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, became the athletic director at Ole Miss. He hired the younger Kinard to be the new Ole Miss Rebels football coach. After the third contest of the 1973 season, Johnny Vaught replaced Kinard, returning for his second stint as Ole Miss' athletic director and head football coach.[3]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (1971–1973)
1971 Ole Miss 10–24–2T–4thW Peach2015
1972 Ole Miss 5–52–5T–7th
1973 Ole Miss 1–2[n 1]0–0[n 1][n 1]
Ole Miss: 16–96–7
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (South Atlantic Conference) (1978)
1978 Gardner–Webb 4–5–12–5T–5th
Gardner–Webb: 4–5–12–5
Total:20–14–1

See also

Notes
  1. Kinard was fired after the first three games of the 1973 season, before the start of conference play. Johnny Vaught replaced Kinard as head coach and led Ole Miss to a record of 5–3 over the final eight games of the season. The Rebels finished 6–5 overall and 4–3 in Southeastern Conference play, placing third.

References
  1. "Packers.com - Billy Kinard". Packers.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  2. "Billy Kinard Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  3. "Ole Miss Football History". OleMissSports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
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