Born: October 23, 1914
Died: September 7, 1985
Hometown: Jackson, MS
Year of Induction: 1961
College Career
University of Mississippi (1935-1938)
• Mississippi’s first football All-American tackle (’36, ‘37)
• All-Southeast (’36, ‘37)
• All-South (’37)
• Played 708 of 720 possible minutes in 1936, including 562 consecutive minutes
• Averaged 55 minutes per game over 24 college games
• College All-Star Game (’38)
• Christy Walsh’s All-Time All-America Team (’48)
• All-Time All-SEC Team, AP (’50)
• All-Time All-America Team, AAP (’51)
• Pop Warner’s All-Time Team, 1925-1950 era (’51)
• Charter member, National Football Foundation Hall of Fame (’51)
• Helms Athletic Foundation College Hall of Fame (’55)
• Ole MIss Team of the Century (’93)
Pro Career
• Brooklyn Dodgers, NF (1938-1944)
• All NFL (’38, ‘40, ’41, ‘44)
• New York Yankees, All-American Football Conference (1946-1947)
• All AAFC (’46)
Coaching Career
University of Mississippi (1948-1974)
• Assistant coach (1948-1970)
• Athletic Director (1970-1974)
Did You Know?
In a win over Quachita College in 1937, Bruiser Kinard scored a touchdown on his own kickoff. He outran the backpedaling return man to his own end zone and fell on the ball for six points.
