Jazz Byrd
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1904 |
| Died | December 9, 1994 (aged 90) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University from 1926 to 1929.[2]
Later life[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ 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
- Lincoln Lions men's track and field athletes
- African-American coaches of American football
- African-American track and field athletes
- American male track and field athletes
- African-American college athletic directors in the United States
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople