| Clifton Gilliard | |
| Birth Date: | 17 March 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Waller County, Texas, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1957–1959 |
| Player Team2: | Prairie View A&M |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1999 |
| Coach Team2: | Prairie View A&M |
| Admin Years1: | 1996–1998 |
| Admin Team1: | Prairie View |
| Overall Record: | 2–8 (football) |
Clifton Gilliard (March 17, 1938 – June 20, 2017) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.[1] [2] 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.[3] Clifton Gilliard was inducted into the Prairie View A&M University Hall of Fame in 1994 and Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]
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 Billy Nicks, and was named all-conference that same year.[4]
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.[5] [6] He coached his only son Reginald "Bo" Gilliard at Prairie View A&M who was pick up by the New England Patriots in 1993. Bo Gilliard played 6 years of professional football.
Gilliard was a track and field coach at Prairie View. In 2007 and 2008, he was named Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year.2006 Cross Country Coach of the YearSouthwestern Athletic Conference.[7]