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), Canadian Football League (CFL), and American Football League (AFL).[citation needed] He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning consensus All-American honors in 1954.
 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 / round: 1 / pick: 2 | ||||||||
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College career
editBorn in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Boydston played college football for Bud Wilkinson's Oklahoma Sooners where he was an All-American in 1954. He was one of several Sooners from Muskogee, Oklahoma High School - along with the Burris brothers (Buddy, Kurt and Bob) and Bo Bolinger - to earn All-Conference or All-American honors in the 1950s.
Professional career
editBoydston 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
editBoydston coached at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas in 1964–65 and 1965–66. From 1966 to 1968, Boydston was head football coach at Stratford High School located in the Texas Panhandle.
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