Garland Boyette

Garland Boyette
No. 50, 52
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1940-03-22)March 22, 1940
Rayville, Louisiana, U.S.[1]
Died:April 19, 2022(2022-04-19) (aged 82)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Wallace (Orange, Texas)[2]
College:Grambling
Undrafted:1962
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Garland Dean Boyette (March 22, 1940 – April 19, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played for the Houston Oilers and St. Louis Cardinals from 1962 to 1972. He also played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), as well as the Houston Texans/Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League (WFL). In 1967, he was the regular starting middle linebacker for the Oilers and joined Willie Lanier of the Kansas City Chiefs as the first African-Americans to start that position in professional football.

  1. ^ "Garland Boyette Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
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