Max Boydston

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College career

Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Boydston played college football for Bud Wilkinson's Oklahoma Sooners. In 1954 he was named a consensus All-American,[3] chosen first-team by six of the eight selector organizations, and second-team by the other two. He was one of several Sooners from Muskogee, Oklahoma - along with the Burris brothers (Buddy, Kurt and Bob) and Bo Bolinger - to earn All-Conference or All-American honors in the 1950s.[4]

Professional career

Boydston was a first-round selection (second overall) in the 1955 NFL draft by the Chicago Cardinals. He played for the Cardinals from 1955 to 1958. In 1959, he played in the CFL for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In the AFL he played for the Dallas Texans (1960–1961) and the Oakland Raiders (1962).

Coaching career

Boydston coached at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas in 1964 and 1965, and again from 1970 through 1973. From 1967 to 1969, Boydston was head football coach at Stratford High School located in the Texas Panhandle.[5]

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