Joe_Boyd_(American_football)

Joe Boyd (American football)

Joe Boyd (American football)

American football player and evangelist (1917–2009)

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]

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  1. [1]
    ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1178. ISBN 1401337031.
  2. [2]
    "The 1939 All-American, All-Scout Team". Boys' Life. February 1940. p. 25.
  3. [3]
    "Harmon Is Chosen Captain on Collegiate Writers' All-American". Columbia Daily Spectator. December 13, 1939. p. 1.
  4. [4]
    "N.Y. Sun Picks All American". Modesto Bee And News-Herald. 1939-12-02.
  5. [5]
    "Aggie Hall of Famer Dr. Joe Boyd Passes Away". Texas A&M University. June 2, 2009.
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