| Jazz Byrd | |
| 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 (– December 9, 1994) was an American college 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]