Clifton Gilliard
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BornMarch 17, 1938
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 2017 (aged 79)
Waller County, Texas, U.S.
Waller County, Texas, U.S.
1957–1959Prairie View A&M
PositionHalfback
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 17, 1938 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 2017 (aged 79) Waller County, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1957–1959 | Prairie View A&M |
| Position | 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]
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]
