Thomas C. Boisture (March 23, 1931 – March 11, 2011) was an

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high school and college coach, a

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(NFL) scout, and the head of player personnel for the New York Giants. Before joining the Giants, Boisture was a scout for the New England Patriots from 1970 to 1979. He became the Director of Player Personnel for the New York Giants in 1980 and was named Vice President of Player Personnel in 1998. He retired in 2000.

Super Bowl

Boisture was a member of the 1986 Super Bowl and

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winning Giants. Giants like Lawrence Taylor,

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and Amani Toomer were among the players who helped the Giants reach four Super Bowls during Boisture's tenure.

Coaching

Boisture began his coaching career at

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in Detroit before becoming the head football coach at

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. Boisture then became an assistant coach at the

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and then at the

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. He was the head football coach at the

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from 1967 to 1968, compiling an 8–11–1 record as head coach.

Early years

Boisture was a star football player at

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. He went on to play college football for

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...

. He was the younger brother of

Dan Boisture Daniel P. Boisture Jr. (February 22, 1925 – May 18, 2007) was an American football coach. He was the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles football team from 1967 to 1973, compiling a record of 45–20–3. Boisture was a star athlete in ...

, who served as head football coach at

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from 1967 to 1973.

Personal life

A resident of

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on March 11, 2011.Levin, Jay
"Retired Giants executive Thomas Boisture of Little Ferry dead at 79"
''

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'', March 17, 2011. Accessed May 12, 2016. "Tom Boisture never made a tackle or caught a pass for the Giants but he wore a

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ring on his left hand and a

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ring on his right. The Little Ferry resident, who died last Friday at 79, headed the Giants’ player personnel for 20 years."

Head coaching record

College

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boisture, Tom 1931 births 2011 deaths Holy Cross Crusaders football coaches Houston Cougars football coaches Mississippi State Bulldogs football players New England Patriots scouts New York Giants executives Tulsa Golden Hurricane football coaches High school football coaches in Michigan People from Little Ferry, New Jersey Players of American football from Detroit Coaches of American football from Michigan Holy Redeemer High School (Detroit) alumni