Clifton Gilliard

Clifton Gilliard
Biographical details
Born(1938-03-17)March 17, 1938
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 2017(2017-06-20) (aged 79)
Waller County, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1957–1959Prairie View A&M
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1999Prairie View A&M
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1996–1998Prairie View
Head coaching record
Overall2–8 (football)

Clifton Gilliard (March 17, 1938 – June 20, 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] Clifton Gilliard was inducted into the Prairie View A&M University Hall of Fame in 1994 and Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]

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 Billy 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] He coached his only son Reginald "Bo" Gilliard at Prairie View A&M who was pick up by the New England Patriots in 1993. Bo Gilliard played 6 years of professional football.

Track and field, cross country

Gilliard was a track and field coach at Prairie View. In 2007 and 2008, he was named Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. 2006 Cross Country Coach of the YearSouthwestern Athletic Conference.[7]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1999)
1999 Prairie View A&M 2–8 0–4 5th (West)
Prairie View A&M: 2–8 0–4
Total: 2–8

References

  1. ^ "PVAMU Sports Hall Of Famer, Panther Legend Gilliard Dies". Prairie View A&M University. June 20, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Clifton Gilliard, 79, former Prairie View coach, player dies". Houston Chronicle. June 22, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  3. ^ New York Times, It's No Joke: Prairie View Earns a Bid
  4. ^ Prairie View A&M Faculty/Staff Bio Archived July 17, 2011, 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 May 25, 2011.
  7. ^ SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Conclude Archived May 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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