Age: 27 (Dec.
3)
5th
season in pro football & with Colts
College: Oklahoma
Height: 5’10” Weight: 190
Prelude:
Boyd played
quarterback as well as in the defensive backfield under legendary Head Coach
Bud Wilkinson in college. Operating in a split-T offense, he passed for 653
yards and rushed for 960, scoring 10 touchdowns. Chosen by the Colts in the
tenth round of the 1960 NFL draft, he was placed at left cornerback and excelled,
intercepting 7 passes as a rookie. Boyd became a fixture at the position and,
through his first four seasons, intercepted 19 passes.
1964 Season Summary
Appeared in all
14 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Interceptions
– 9 [3]
Most
interceptions, game – 2 at San Francisco 11/29
Int. return
yards – 185 [1]
Most int.
return yards, game – 47 (on 1 int.) vs. LA Rams 10/4, (on 1 int.) vs. San
Francisco 11/1
Int. TDs – 0
Fumble
recoveries – 1
Kickoff
Returns
Returns – 1
Yards – 0
TDs – 0
Rushing
Attempts – 1
Yards – 25
TDs – 0
Postseason: 1 G (NFL Championship at Cleveland)
Interceptions
– 0
TDs – 0
Rushing
attempts – 1
Rushing yards
– -9
Awards &
Honors:
1st
team All-NFL: AP, UPI, NY Daily News
Pro Bowl
Colts went 12-2
to finish first in the NFL Western Conference while leading the league in sacks
(57) and fewest points allowed (225). Lost NFL Championship to Cleveland Browns
(27-0).
Aftermath:
Boyd followed
up in 1965 by again intercepting 9 passes, this time leading the NFL, and added
another in the Western Conference playoff loss to Green Bay. He played until
1968, a total of nine years (all with the Colts), and remained an outstanding performer
to the end, intercepting 8 passes and garnering consensus first-team All-NFL
honors in his final season. Boyd then retired to become an assistant coach for
the Colts. Overall, he intercepted a franchise-record 57 passes that he
returned for 994 yards and four touchdowns. He received consensus first-team All-NFL
recognition twice, at least some first- or second-team All-NFL honors after
three other seasons, and was selected to two Pro Bowls.
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Highlighted Years features players who were first-team
All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the following
statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense: Interceptions,
Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
