 O'Boyle pictured in Jambalaya 1966, Tulane yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1917 Fort Dodge, Iowa. U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 2000 (aged 82) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1938–1940 | Tulane |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1941 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 1946 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 1947–1948 | Southwest Missouri State |
| 1949–1950 | Kansas State (line) |
| 1951–1958 | Duke (line) |
| 1959–1960 | Miami (FL) (line) |
| 1961 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 1962–1965 | Tulane |
| 1966–1974 | Kansas City Chiefs (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1947–1948 | Southwest Missouri State |
| 1975–1984 | Kansas City Chiefs (scout) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–37–2 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MIAA (1948) | |
| Awards | |
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Thomas Joseph O'Boyle (August 21, 1917 – July 19, 2000) was an American football player, coach, scout, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State College—now known as Missouri State University—from 1947 to 1948 and at Tulane University from 1962 to 1965, compiling a career college football coaching record of 22–37–2. At Southwest Missouri State he was also the school's athletic director. O'Boyle later worked an assistant coach and scout for the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL).