 Boisture was a star athlete in high school, playing both basketball and football at Detroit Holy Redeemer.He served in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and was wounded in the Battle of Okinawa, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart.After returning home, he was recruited as a basketball player by Notre Dame, but instead attended the University of Detroit, where he lettered four times in football as an end, and twice in basketball.