George Truitt Kinard (October 9, 1916 – March 23, 2000) was an American football player.
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| Born: | October 9, 1916 Crystal Springs, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died: | March 23, 2000 (aged 83) Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Central (Jackson, Mississippi) |
| College: | Ole Miss |
| Position: | Guard |
| NFL draft: | 1941 / round: 13 / pick: 118 |
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Kinard was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, in 1916. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels football team from 1937 to 1940. He was selected by the Central Press Association as a fourth-team guard on the 1940 College Football All-America Team.[1]
He was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers with the 118th pick in the 1941 NFL draft and played for the Dodgers during the 1941 and 1942 NFL seasons.[2] He appeared in 17 games for the Dodgers.[3] During World War II, he served in the United States Navy.[4] After the war, he returned to football with the New York Yankees, appearing in 11 AAFC games during the 1946 season.[3][5]
After retiring from football, Kinard worked in the insurance business. Kinard died in 2000 at age 83 at the Whitfield Nursing Home in Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, in 2000.[3][4]
Kinard's older brother, Bruiser Kinard,[6] was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[7]
References
edit- ^ Walter L. Johns (December 10, 1940). "Captains Pick All-America for Central Press; Reinhard on List". Berkeley Daily Gazette.
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b c "George Kinard". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "George T. Kinard". Clarion-Ledger. March 24, 2000. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "George Kindard". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Kinard Bros. Bolster Yankee Grid Line". New York Daily News. September 8, 1946. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frank Kinard". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 12, 2024.