Sport(s) Football Name Clifton Gilliard 1957–1959 Prairie View A&M Role American football player | 1999 Prairie View A&M Positions Halfback Overall 2–8 | |
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Education Prairie View A&M University | ||
Clifton Gilliard is a former 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.
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Playing career
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 William J. Nicks, and was named all-conference that same year.
Football
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.
Track and field, cross country
Gilliard is the current track and field coach at Prairie View. In 2008, he was named Men's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year for the Southwestern Athletic Conference.