Clifton Gilliard

American football player, coach, and administrator (1938–2017)

Clifton GilliardBiographical details

Born| (1938-03-17)March 17, 1938
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Died| June 20, 2017(2017-06-20) (aged 79)
Waller County, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1957–1959| Prairie View A&M
Position(s)| Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1999| Prairie View A&M
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1996–1998| Prairie View
Head coaching record
Overall| 2–8 (football)

Clifton Gilliard (March 17, 1938 – June 20, 2017) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.[1][2] He has served the head football coach, head men's track and field and cross country coach, and interim athletic director at Prairie View A&M University.[3] Clifton Gilliard was inducted into the Prairie View A&M University Hall of Fame in 1994 and Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]

## Playing career[edit]

Gilliard played football at Prairie View as a halfback. He was a three-year letterman and played for Prairie View's 1958 national championship team under Billy Nicks, and was named all-conference that same year.[4]

## Coaching career[edit]

### Football[edit]

Gilliard was the 20th head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, a position he held during the 1999 season. His record at Prairie View was 2–8.[5][6] He coached his only son Reginald "Bo" Gilliard at Prairie View A&M who was pick up by the New England Patriots in 1993. Bo Gilliard played 6 years of professional football.

### Track and field, cross country[edit]

Gilliard was a track and field coach at Prairie View. In 2007 and 2008, he was named Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. 2006 Cross Country Coach of the YearSouthwestern Athletic Conference.[7]

## Head coaching record[edit]

### Football[edit]

Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1999)
1999 | Prairie View A&M | 2–8 | 0–4 | 5th (West) |
Prairie View A&M: | 2–8 | 0–4 |
Total: | 2–8 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "PVAMU Sports Hall Of Famer, Panther Legend Gilliard Dies". Prairie View A&M University. June 20, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
2. ^ "Clifton Gilliard, 79, former Prairie View coach, player dies". Houston Chronicle. June 22, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
3. ^ New York Times, It's No Joke: Prairie View Earns a Bid
4. ^ Prairie View A&M Faculty/Staff Bio Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Clifton Gillard
5. ^ Prairie View A&M University coaching records Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
7. ^ SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Conclude Archived May 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

## External links[edit]

* Clifton Gilliard at Find a Grave

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Prairie View A&M Panthers and Lady Panthers athletic directors

* James A. Stevens (1949–1952)
* Billy Nicks (1952–1969)
* Alexander Durley (1969–1971)
* Marian Henry (1975)
* Brutus Jackson (1985–1989)
* Barbara Jacket (1990–1995)
* Hensley Sapenter (1995–1996)
* Clifton Gilliard (1996–1998)
* Walter Redd (1999)
* Charles McClelland (2001–2008)
* Fred Washington (2008–2013)
* Ashley Robinson (2013–2018)
* Fred Washington (2018–2019)
* Donald Reed (2020–2022)
* John Gardner # (2022–2023)
* Anton Goff (2023– )

# denotes interim athletic director.

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Prairie View A&M Panthers head football coaches

* Unknown (1907)
* No team (1908–1919)
* Unknown (1920)
* No team (1921–1922)
* Henry B. Hucles (1923–1925)
* James H. Law (1926–1929)
* Arthur J. Willis (1930)
* Sam B. Taylor (1931–1943)
* L. T. Walker (1944)
* Billy Nicks (1945–1947)
* Fred T. Long (1948)
* James A. Stevens (1949–1951)
* Billy Nicks (1952–1965)
* Hoover J. Wright (1966–1968)
* Alexander Durley (1969–1970)
* Jim Hillyer (1971)
* Theophilus Danzy (1972)
* Hoover J. Wright (1973–1979)
* Cornelius Cooper (1980–1981)
* James McKinley (1982–1983)
* Conway Hayman (1984–1987)
* Haney Catchings (1987–1989)
* No team (1990)
* Ronald Beard (1991–1994)
* Hensley Sapenter (1995–1996)
* Greg Johnson (1997–1998)
* Clifton Gilliard (1999)
* Larry Dorsey (2000–2002)
* C. L. Whittington (2003)
* Henry Frazier III (2004–2010)
* Heishma Northern (2011–2014)
* Willie Simmons (2015–2017)
* Eric Dooley (2018–2021)
* Bubba McDowell (2022– )

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