Jazz Byrd

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.

College playing career
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.

College coaching career
He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University from 1926 to 1929.

Later life
Byrd was employed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), before being named the first African American state income tax collector. He died at the age of 90, on December 9, 1994, at Riverside Extended Pavilion Care in Wilmington, Delaware.