Max Boydston, 1955
Photo: Bowman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

End, Oklahoma, 1951–⁠54

Max Boydston

Born
Jan 22, 1932, in Ardmore, Oklahoma
Died
Dec 12, 1998, in Muskogee, Oklahoma

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Max Boydston played end at Oklahoma (1951–⁠54). He was a consensus All‑American in 1954. The Chicago Cardinals took Boydston in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1955 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1954
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Seven
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 1955 NFL Draft (Chicago Cardinals)

Honors

Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1959CFLHamilton Tiger-Cats
1960–⁠61AFLDallas Texans
1962AFLOakland Raiders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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