George Kinard

George Kinard
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: October 9, 1916
Place of birth: Crystal Springs, Mississippi
Date of death: March 23, 2000 (age 83)
Place of death: Rankin County, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Central High School
College: Ole Miss
NFL draft: 1941 / Round: 13 / Pick: 118
Career history

Career highlights and awards

  • Fourth-team All-American (1940)

George Truitt Kinard (October 9, 1916 - March 23, 2000) was an American football player. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels football team and 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. After the war, he returned to the NFL with the New York Yankees for the 1946 NFL season.[2]

References

  1. Walter L. Johns (1940-12-10). "Captains Pick All-America for Central Press; Reinhard on List". Berkeley Daily Gazette.
  2. "George Kindard". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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