Gary Kinchen

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Gary Kinchen
Biographical details
Born(1941-01-13)January 13, 1941
Albany, Louisiana
DiedAugust 17, 2011(2011-08-17) (aged 70)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Playing career
1960–1962LSU
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1964Glen Oaks HS LA) (assistant)
1965Glen Oaks HS LA)
1966Southwestern Louisiana (assistant)
1967–1968Tulane (assistant)
1969–1970Rice (OL/DL)
1972–1973Nicholls State
Head coaching record
Overall5–17 (college)

Ronald Gary Kinchen (January 13, 1941 – August 17, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Nicholls State University from 1972 to 1973.

Playing career[]

Kinchen was an alumnus of the Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college football as a center and lettered for the LSU Tigers from 1960 to 1962.[1][2]

Coaching career[]

High School career[]

Kinchen was an assistant coach at Glen Oaks High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1963 to 1964 and head coach in 1965.[3]

College career[]

In 1966, Kinchen began his college coaching career as an assistant at the University of Southwestern Louisiana.[3] From 1967 to 1968, he was an assistant at Tulane University.[3] Starting in 1969 through 1970, Kinchen was offensive line/defensive line coach at Rice University[3]

In 1972, Kinchen was named the first head football coach at Nicholls State University.[3][4][5] He coached through the 1973 season and finished with a record of 5 wins and 17 losses at Nicholls State.[6][7]

Head coaching record[]

College[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Nicholls State Colonels (Gulf South Conference) (1972–1973)
1972 Nicholls State 3–8 1–5 T–7th
1973 Nicholls State 2–9 2–7 10th
Nicholls State: 5–17 3–12
Total: 5–17

References[]

  1. ^ "Lettermen History". issuu.com/lsuathletics. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Baton Rouge Advocate (October 1998). Greatest Moments in LSU Football History. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 39. ISBN 1582610185. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "All-Time Records" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 68. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "Nicholls State University Directory". sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  5. ^ "Nicholls State Colonels". totalfootballstats.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  6. ^ DeLassus, David. "Gary Kinchen Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  7. ^ "Coaching Records" (PDF). southland.org. p. 49. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

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