Jazz Byrd
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1904 |
| Died | December 9, 1994 (aged 90) Wilmington, Delaware |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1924 | Lincoln (PA) |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1924 | Lincoln (PA) |
| Track | |
| c. 1924 | Lincoln (PA) |
| Position(s) | Running back (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1929 | Florida A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1926–1930 | Florida A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–13–2 |
Franz A. "Jazz" Byrd (c. 1904 – December 9, 1994) was an American football player and coach and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee. He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University from 1926 to 1929, compiling a record of 3–13–2.
College playing career
Byrd played college football at Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania, helping the Lions to an 8–0–1 record in 1924 in which they outscored their opponents 306–3.[1]
College coaching career
He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University from 1926 to 1929.[2]
Later life
Byrd was employed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), before being named the first African American state income tax collector.[1] He died at the age of 90, on December 9, 1994, at Riverside Extended Pavilion Care in Wilmington, Delaware.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M Rattlers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1926–1929) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Florida A&M | 1–3 | |||||||
| 1927 | Florida A&M | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1928 | Florida A&M | 0–4 | |||||||
| 1929 | Florida A&M | 0–3–2 | |||||||
| Florida A&M: | 3–13–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–13–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Franz "Jazz" Byrd". Lincoln Lions. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Athletics History". Florida A&M Rattlers. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Frank 'Jazz' Byrd, 90, Lincoln U. star athlete". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. December 13, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved October 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- 1994 deaths
- American football running backs
- Guards (basketball)
- Florida A&M Rattlers and Lady Rattlers athletic directors
- Florida A&M Rattlers football coaches
- Lincoln Lions football players
- Lincoln Lions men's basketball players
- College track and field athletes in the United States
- African-American coaches of American football
- African-American players of American football
- African-American basketball players
- African-American male track and field athletes
- African-American college athletic directors in the United States