Tom Boyd (gridiron football)
Appearance
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | November 24, 1959||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Lee (Huntsville, Alabama) | ||||
College: | Alabama | ||||
NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 8 / pick: 210 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Thomas Barton Boyd (born November 24, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1982 NFL draft. He later played with the Detroit Lions during the 1987 NFL season.[1]
College years
[edit]Boyd attended the University of Alabama from 1978 to 1981. He was an All-American in 1980 and 1981. During his time at Alabama, the Crimson Tide won back to back National titles in 1978 and 1979.
References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas Boyd". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
External links
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- Players of American football from Huntsville, Alabama
- Detroit Lions players
- Detroit Drive players
- Birmingham Stallions players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- American football linebackers
- Canadian football linebackers
- Players of Canadian football from Alabama
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- 1959 births
- Living people
- National Football League replacement players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker, 1950s birth stubs