Elmo David Boyd (born June 15, 1954) is an American former

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and

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player who played as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played at the

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at Eastern Kentucky University where he appeared in 42 games, having 119 receptions for 1,931 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns while being a first team All- Ohio Valley Conference in his junior and senior years. Boyd was selected in the third round of the

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by the San Francisco 49ers but spent the season on the injured reserve list. He split the

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between the 49ers and the

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, appearing in 11 games.

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Elmo Boyd Statistics
at NFL.com 1954 births Living people People from Muleshoe, Texas San Francisco 49ers players Green Bay Packers players American football wide receivers Eastern Kentucky Colonels football players {{widereceiver-1950s-stub

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