Max Ray Boydston (January 22, 1932 – December 12, 1998) was an American professional

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player who was an

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in the

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(NFL), and

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(AFL). He played

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for the

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, earning consensus

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honors in 1954.

College career

Born in

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, Boydston played

for

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. In 1954 he was named a consensus

, 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.

Professional career

Boydston was a first-round selection (second overall) in the

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by the

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. He played for the Cardinals from 1955 to 1958. In 1959, he played in the CFL for the

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. In the AFL he played for the

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(1960–1961) and the

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(1962).

Coaching career

Boydston coached at

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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.

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