had 6 interceptions (7th in the league) for 114 yards and one touchdown while also having one fumble recovery. He was named to the First-team All-Pro by Pro Football Writer and UPI and the Second-team All-Pro by the New York Daily News and the Associated Press. In his penultimate season, he had 6 interceptions for 145 yards and one touchdown and one fumble recovery. He was named 1st Team All-Conference by the Sporting News and to the 2nd Team by UPI. 1968 was his final season, and he had 8 interceptions for 160 yards and one touchdown while having a fumble recovery. He participated in the Colts' playoff run that season, playing in all three games. In the Western Conference Championship game, he had an interception off Joe Kapp, returning it for 20 yards. The Colts won the 1968 NFL Championship Game that year, beating the Cleveland Browns 34-0 to advance to Super Bowl III. In his final game, the Colts lost 16-7 to the New York Jets. After the season, he was named First-team All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl. He finished his career with 57 interceptions, which he returned for 994 yards and four touchdowns. He is tied (along with Mel Blount, Eugene Robinson, Johnny Robinson, and Everson Walls) for 13th in all-time interceptions. He also had 12 fumble recoveries. In 2017, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Boyd to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2017 After football Boyd retired after the season in order to join the coaching staff of the Colts for more money, which he accepted. He was on the staff led by Don McCafferty when they won Super Bowl V in 1970. After five years, he left coaching. He became partners with Johnny Unitas in the restaurant business in the city, doing so until he retired to his hometown of Garland, Texas with his wife in 1986. He was named to the National Football League 1960s All-Decade Team. Boyd died on August 28, 2017, of bladder cancer, in Garland, aged 79. References External links 1937 births 2017 deaths People from Garland, Texas Players of American football from Dallas American football quarterbacks American football cornerbacks Garland High School alumni Oklahoma Sooners football players Baltimore Colts players Western Conference Pro Bowl players American color commentators Deaths from bladder cancer Deaths from cancer in Texas