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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
American and Canadian football player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
22 January 1932(Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, U.S.A.)
Death:
12 December 1998(Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Max Ray Boydston (January 22, 1932 – December 12, 1998) was a professional gridiron football end who played in the National Football League (NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the American Football League (AFL).
College career
Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Boydston played college football for Bud Wilkinson's Oklahoma Sooners where he was an All-American in 1954.
Professional career
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
Boydston coached at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas in 1964–65 and 1965–66.