.png) Kinard from 1967 Seminole yearbook | |
| Personal information | |
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| 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 |
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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.