| Gary Kinchen | |
| Birth Date: | January 13, 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Albany, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1960–1962 |
| Player Team1: | LSU |
| Player Positions: | Center |
| Coach Years1: | 1963–1964 |
| Coach Team1: | Glen Oaks HS LA) (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1965 |
| Coach Team2: | Glen Oaks HS LA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1966 |
| Coach Team3: | Southwestern Louisiana (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1967–1968 |
| Coach Team4: | Tulane (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1969–1970 |
| Coach Team5: | Rice (OL/DL) |
| Coach Years6: | 1972–1973 |
| Coach Team6: | Nicholls State |
| Overall Record: | 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.
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]
Kinchen was an assistant coach at Glen Oaks High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1963 to 1964 and head coach in 1965.[3]
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. Starting in 1969 through 1970, Kinchen was offensive line/defensive line coach at Rice University
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]