Gary Kinchen

Gary Kinchen

Biographical details
Born	(1941-01-13)January 13, 1941 Albany, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	August 17, 2011(2011-08-17) (aged 70) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1960–1962	LSU
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1964	Glen Oaks HS LA) (assistant)
1965	Glen Oaks HS LA)
1966	Southwestern Louisiana (assistant)
1967–1968	Tulane (assistant)
1969–1970	Rice (OL/DL)
1972–1973	Nicholls State
Head coaching record
Overall	5–17 (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, compiling a record of 5–17.

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 to 1967, Kinchen was athletic director, and head football and baseball coach at Glen Oaks High School in Baton Rouge

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 5–17 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	9th
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. "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. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
7. "Coaching Records" (PDF). southland.org. p. 49. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

External links

• Gary Kinchen at Find a Grave