Bob Boyd (American football)
 Boyd on a 1951 Bowman football card | |||||||||
| No. 80, 82 | |||||||||
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| Positions | End, defensive back | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | March 7, 1928 Riverside, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | May 17, 2009 (aged 81) California City, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Riverside Polytechnic | ||||||||
| College | Loyola (CA) (1947–1949) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1950: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Robert Barrett Boyd (March 7, 1928 – May 14, 2009) was an American professional football player who was an end and defensive back for eight seasons with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). His most spectacular season was in 1954, when he caught 53 passes for 1,212 yards and 6 touchdowns.
While at Loyola Marymount University, Boyd won the 100-yard dash at the 1950 NCAA Championships.
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career best |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| 1950 | LAR | 12 | 0 | 9 | 220 | 24.4 | 72 | 4 | 0 |
| 1951 | LAR | 12 | 7 | 9 | 128 | 14.2 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | LAR | 12 | 7 | 24 | 548 | 22.8 | 70 | 4 | 0 |
| 1954 | LAR | 12 | 11 | 53 | 1,212 | 22.9 | 80 | 6 | 2 |
| 1955 | LAR | 7 | 6 | 22 | 383 | 17.4 | 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 1956 | LAR | 12 | 4 | 30 | 586 | 19.5 | 61 | 7 | 3 |
| 1957 | LAR | 12 | 9 | 29 | 534 | 18.4 | 51 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 79 | 44 | 176 | 3,611 | 20.5 | 80 | 28 | 7 | |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "LMU Hall of Famer Bob Boyd Passes Away". Loyola Marymount University. July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
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