Clifton Gilliard

Clifton Gilliard
Biographical details
Born(1938-03-17)March 17, 1938
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 2017(2017-06-20) (aged 79)
Waller County, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1957–1959Prairie View A&M
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1999Prairie View A&M
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1996–1998Prairie View
Head coaching record
Overall2–8 (football)

Clifton Gilliard (March 17, 1938 – June 20, 2017) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. 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. 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]