Billy Kinard

Billy Kinard
	Kinard from 1967 Seminole yearbook
Personal information
Born:	December 16, 1933; Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	July 2, 2018 (aged 84); Fort Payne, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
College:	Ole Miss
Position:	Defensive back / halfback
NFL draft:	1956 / round: 2 / pick: 25
Career history
As a player:
	Cleveland Browns (1956); Green Bay Packers (1957–1958); Buffalo Bills (1960);
As a coach:
	Mainland HS (FL) (1959); Head coach; Auburn (1961–1963); Assistant coach; Florida (1964–1966); Defensive backs coach; Georgia (1967–1969); Assistant coach; Arkansas (1970); Assistant coach; Ole Miss (1971–1973); Head coach; Green Bay Packers (1974–1975); Defensive backs coach; Cleveland Browns (1976–1977); Defensive backs coach; Gardner–Webb (1978); Head coach; New England Patriots (1979–1980); Defensive backs coach;
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Billy Russell Kinard (December 16, 1933 – June 30, 2018) was an 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.

^ "Packers.com - Billy Kinard". Packers.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
^ "Billy Kinard Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2009.