Oil Can Boyd
Baseball Player
1959 –
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Who is Oil Can Boyd?
Dennis Ray "Oil Can" Boyd is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Boyd played for the Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, and Texas Rangers. He batted and threw right-handed.
His nickname comes from his beer-drinking days in his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, where beer is referred to as "oil." Boyd had one of the more colorful personalities of his generation and a quotable outlook that made him memorable long after his career ended.
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- Born
- Oct 6, 1959
Meridian - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Jackson State University
- Lived in
- Meridian
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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