| Jazz Byrd | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1904 |
| Death Date: | (aged 90) |
| Death Place: | Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1922–1924 |
| Player Team2: | Lincoln (PA) |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | c. 1924 |
| Player Team4: | Lincoln (PA) |
| Player Sport5: | Track |
| Player Years6: | c. 1924 |
| Player Team6: | Lincoln (PA) |
| Player Positions: | Running back (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1926–1929 |
| Coach Team2: | Florida A&M |
| Admin Years1: | 1926–1930 |
| Admin Team1: | Florida A&M |
| Overall Record: | 3–13–2 |
Franz A. "Jazz" Byrd (c. 1904 – December 9, 1994) was an American football player and coach and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee. He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University from 1926 to 1929, compiling a record of 3–13–2.
Byrd played college football at Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania, helping the Lions to an 8–0–1 record in 1924 in which they outscored their opponents 306–3.[1]
He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University from 1926 to 1929.[2]
Byrd was employed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), before being named the first African American state income tax collector.[1] He died at the age of 90, on December 9, 1994, at Riverside Extended Pavilion Care in Wilmington, Delaware.[3]