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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.

Jazz Byrd
Biographical details
Born	c. 1904
Died	(1994-12-09)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

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
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

"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 .

Florida A&M Rattlers and Lady Rattlers athletic directors

Jazz Byrd (1926–1930)
Jubie Bragg (1930–1945)
Jake Gaither (1945–1973)
Hansel Tookes (1973–1980)
Roosevelt Wilson (1980–1985)
Nelson Townsend (1986–1987)
Unknown (1987–2005)
Nelson Townsend (2005–2007)
Bill Hayes (2007–2009)
Michael Smith # (2009–2010)
Derek Horne (2010–2013)
Michael Smith # (2013–2014)
Kellen Winslow (2014)
Nelson Townsend # (2014–2015)
Earl D'Wayne Robinson # (2015)
Milton Overton (2015–2017)
John Eason (2017–2019)
Kortne Gosha (2019– )

# denotes interim athletic director.

Florida A&M Rattlers head football coaches

Jubie Bragg (1907–1909)
No team (1910–1919)
Jubie Bragg (1920–1923)
No team (1924)
Jubie Bragg (1925)
Jazz Byrd (1926–1929)
Jubie Bragg (1930)
Ted A. Wright (1931–1933)
Eugene J. Bragg (1934–1935)
William M. Bell (1936–1942)
Herman Nielson (1943–1944)
Jake Gaither (1945–1969)
Pete Griffin (1970)
Clarence Montgomery (1971)
Big Jim Williams (1972–1973)
Rudy Hubbard (1974–1985)
Ken Riley (1986–1993)
Billy Joe (1994–2004)
Rubin Carter (2005–2007)
Joe Taylor (2008–2012)
Earl Holmes (2012–2014)
Corey Fuller # (2014)
Alex Wood (2015–2017)
Willie Simmons (2018– )

# denotes interim head coach

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