Tom Boyd (gridiron football)

(Redirected from Tom Boyd (American football)) American football player (born 1959)

For other people of the same name, see Thomas Boyd.

American football player

Thomas Boyd

No. 52, 53, 54

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

(1959-11-24) November 24, 1959 (age 65)
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.

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

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

National champion (1979)
Second-team All-American (1980)
Third-team All-American (1979)
3× First-team All-SEC (1979, 1980, 1981)

Career NFL statistics

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Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

College years

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

"Thomas Boyd". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.

External links

Stats Crew profile

v t e 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions
10 Steadman Shealy 15 Tommy Wilcox 23 Benny Perrin 28 Don McNeal 33 Billy Jackson 39 E. J. Junior 47 Byron Braggs 50 Randy Scott 57 Eddie Lowe 57 Dwight Stephenson 60 Tom Boyd 63 Jim Bunch 69 Bill Searcey 78 Buddy Aydelette 81 Mike Pitts 86 Curtis McGriff 97 Robbie Jones 98 Jackie Cline Amos Jones Head coach Bear Bryant Assistant coaches Ken Donahue Sylvester Croom Mal Moore Bill Oliver

1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Bear Bryant

Assistant coaches: Ken Donahue; Sylvester Croom; Mal Moore; Bill Oliver

v t e Green Bay Packers 1982 NFL draft selections
Ron Hallstrom Del Rodgers Robert Brown Mike Meade Chet Parlavecchio Joey Whitley Tom Boyd Charles Riggins Eddie Garcia John Macauley Phil Epps

v t e Detroit Drive ArenaBowl II champions
9 Rich Ingold 22 Steve Griffin (MVP) 27 George LaFrance 30 Walter Holman 44 Alvin Rettig 62 Jon Roehlk 67 Jeff Wiska 85 Kelly Quinn 88 John Corker 98 Dwayne Dixon – Novo Bojovic – Tom Boyd – Jim Browne – Mike Calhoun – Craig Dumity – David Evans – Larry Friday – Todd Hons – Reggie Mathis – Nate Miller – Greg Orton – Tate Randle – Kim Stephens – Lenny Taylor – Arland Thompson – Steve Trimble Head coach: Tim Marcum Coaches: Dave Whinham

Detroit Drive ArenaBowl II champions

Head coach: Tim Marcum

Coaches: Dave Whinham

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