Joe Boyd (American football)

Joe Boyd
Career information
Date of birth	(1917-05-05)May 5, 1917
Place of birth	Jacksonville, Texas
Date of death	June 1, 2009(2009-06-01) (aged 92)
Position(s)	Tackle
College	Texas A&M University
High school	Crozier Tech High School
NFL draft	1940 / Round: 6 / Pick: 48
Drafted by	Washington Redskins
Career history
As player
1937–1939	Texas A&M
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American, 1939

Joe M. Boyd (May 5, 1917 – June 1, 2009) was an American football player and evangelist. Boyd attended Texas A&M University where he played at the tackle position on the undefeated national champion 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team. He was selected by the Sporting News, Collier's Weekly magazine, the New York Sun, Boys' Life magazine, and the Collegiate Writers as a first-team player on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] After leaving Texas A&M, Boyd became an evangelist and preacher.^[5]

References

↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1178. ISBN 1401337031.
↑ "The 1939 All-American, All-Scout Team". Boy's Life. February 1940. p. 25.
↑ "Harmon Is Chosen Captain on Collegiate Writers' All-American". Columbia Daily Spectator. December 13, 1939. p. 1.
↑ "N.Y. Sun Picks All American". Modesto Bee And News-Herald. 1939-12-02.
↑ "Aggie Hall of Famer Dr. Joe Boyd Passes Away". Texas A&M University. June 2, 2009.

Washington Redskins 1940 NFL Draft selections

Ed Boell Buddy Banker Bill Kirchem Joe Boyd Roy Zimmerman Bud Orf Bob Hoffman Bob Seymour Howard Stoecker Allen Johnson Sam Bartholomew Ernie Lain Sandy Sanford Bolo Perdue Steve Andrako Jay Graybeal Charley Slagle Buck Murphy Mel Wetzel Steve Sitko

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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