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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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| Born: | December 3, 1937 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | August 28, 2017 (aged 79) Garland, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Garland (TX) | ||||||
| College: | Oklahoma (1957–1959) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1960 / round: 10 / pick: 119 | ||||||
| AFL draft: | 1960 / round: 2 | ||||||
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Robert Dean Boyd (December 3, 1937 – August 28, 2017) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). Boyd spent his entire nine-year career as a cornerback for the Baltimore Colts from 1960 to 1968. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.
When Boyd retired, he was one of eight players with 50 or more interceptions in NFL history, and was then-ranked third all-time in NFL career interceptions.[1] Boyd is one of only four players with 50 or more interceptions who played less than ten years in the NFL. As of 2024, Boyd is tied with four other players at 13th all-time in NFL career interceptions.
Boyd was one of three cornerbacks selected for the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team. Despite having more career interceptions than all other cornerbacks on the team, Boyd is the only member from that group not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[2]