American football player, coach, and athletic administrator (1905–1982)
American football player
Bruiser Kinard
Bruiser Kincaid in 1940
No. 25, 44
Position:
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:
(1914-10-23)October 23, 1914 Pelahatchie, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:
September 7, 1985(1985-09-07) (aged 70) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:
Jackson (MS) Central
College:
Ole Miss
NFL draft:
1938 / Round: 3 / Pick: 18
Career history
As a player:
Brooklyn Dodgers / Tigers (1938–1944)
Fleet City (1945)
New York Yankees (1946–1947)
As a coach:
New York Yankees (1947) Assistant coach
Ole Miss (1948–1970) Line coach
As an administrator:
Ole Miss (1971–1973) Athletic director
Career highlights and awards
NFL
6× First-team All-Pro (1938, 1940–1944)
5× NFL All-Star (1938–1942)
AAFC
First-team All-AAFC (1946)
NCAA
2× First-team All-American (1936, 1937)
2× First-team All-SEC (1936, 1937)
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Frank Manning "Bruiser" Kinard Sr. (October 23, 1914 – September 7, 1985) was an American football tackle and coach and university athletic administrator. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1951 and into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
A native of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, he played college football for Ole Miss from 1935 to 1937. He was the first player from any Mississippi school to receive first-team All-American honors, receiving those honors in both 1936 and 1937.
Kinard was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the third round of the 1938 NFL draft and played seven years in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dodgers/Tigers from 1938 to 1944. He was selected as a first-team All-Pro in six of his seven years in the NFL (1938, 1940–1944). After missing the 1945 NFL season due to wartime service in the United States Navy, he played two years in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees from 1946 to 1947 and was selected as a first-team All-AAFC player in 1946.
Kinard also served as an assistant coach for New York Yankees in 1947 and for the Ole Miss football program from 1948 to 1970, as Ole Miss' athletic director from 1971 to 1973, and as its assistant dean of student personnel from 1974 until 1978.
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