Franz A. "Jazz" Byrd (c. 1904 – December 9, 1994) was an American football player and coach and

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(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

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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.

College coaching career

He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University from 1926 to 1929.

Later life

Byrd was employed by the

(IRS), before being named the first African American state income tax collector. He died at the age of 90, on December 9, 1994, at Riverside Extended Pavilion Care in Wilmington, Delaware.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrd, Jazz Year of birth missing 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