Clifton Gilliard

Clifton Gilliard
Sport(s) Football, track and field, cross country
Biographical details
Born (1938-03-17)March 17, 1938
Shreveport, Louisiana
Died June 20, 2017(2017-06-20) (aged 79)
Playing career
Football
1957–1959 Prairie View A&M
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1999 Prairie View A&M
Head coaching record
Overall 2–8 (football)

Clifton Gilliard (17 March 1938 – 20 June 2017) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.[1][2] He has served the head football coach, head men's track and field and cross country coach, and interim athletic director at Prairie View A&M University.[3]

Playing career

Gilliard played football at Prairie View as a halfback. He was a three-year letterman and played for Prairie View's 1958 national championship team under William J. Nicks, and was named all-conference that same year.[4]

Coaching career

Football

Gilliard was the 20th head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, a position he held during the 1999 season. His record at Prairie View was 2–8.[5][6]

Track and field, cross country

Gilliard was a track and field coach at Prairie View. In 2008, he was named Men's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year for the Southwestern Athletic Conference.[7]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1999)
1999 Prairie View A&M 2–80–45th (West)
Prairie View A&M: 2–80–4
Total:2–8

References

  1. ↑ "PVAMU Sports Hall Of Famer, Panther Legend Gilliard Dies". Prairie View A&M University. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. ↑ "Clifton Gilliard, 79, former Prairie View coach, player dies". Houston Chronicle. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ↑ New York Times, It's No Joke: Prairie View Earns a Bid
  4. ↑ Prairie View A&M Faculty/Staff Bio Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine., Clifton Gillard
  5. ↑ Prairie View A&M University coaching records Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25.
  7. ↑ SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Conclude Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine.
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