Sam Boyd
American football head coach
1914 – 2001
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Who was Sam Boyd?
Sam Bradford Boyd was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach of the Baylor University from 1956 to 1958, compiling a record of 15–15–1. His 1956 squad finished a 9–2 season with a win over Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl. Boyd played college football at Baylor from 1936 to 1938 and with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL in 1939 and 1940. Boyd served in the United States Navy for three years during World War II. In 1962, he was inducted into Baylor's Athletic Hall of Fame. Boyd died on June 8, 2001 at his home in Granbury, Texas.
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- Born
- Aug 12, 1914
Rockwall - Education
- Baylor University
- Died
- Jun 8, 2001
Granbury
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on July 23, 2013
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