Max Boydston
 Boydston on a 1955 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Position: | End | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 22, 1932 Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | December 12, 1998 (aged 66) Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1955: 1st round, 2nd pick | ||||||||
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Max Ray Boydston (January 22, 1932 – December 12, 1998) was an American professional football player who was an end in the National Football League (NFL), and American Football League (AFL).[1][2] He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning consensus All-American honors in 1954.
College career
[edit]Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Boydston played college football for Bud Wilkinson's Oklahoma Sooners. In 1954 he was named a consensus All-American,[3] chosen first-team by six of the eight selector organizations, and second-team by the other two. He was one of several Sooners from Muskogee, Oklahoma - along with the Burris brothers (Buddy, Kurt and Bob) and Bo Bolinger - to earn All-Conference or All-American honors in the 1950s.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Boydston was a first-round selection (second overall) in the 1955 NFL draft by the Chicago Cardinals. He played for the Cardinals from 1955 to 1958. In 1959, he played in the CFL for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In the AFL he played for the Dallas Texans (1960–1961) and the Oakland Raiders (1962).
Coaching career
[edit]Boydston coached at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas in 1964 and 1965, and again from 1970 through 1973. From 1967 to 1969, Boydston was head football coach at Stratford High School located in the Texas Panhandle.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Max Boydston". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ "1959 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster". statscrew.com. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ "Max Boydston". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "OU Football History & Tradition: All-Americans". soonersports.com. December 12, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Coaches Records by Seasons". Texas High School Football History. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
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