William Alvin Boyd Jr. was a native of Louisiana, Missouri. After graduating from Westminster College, he was a halfback for two seasons (1930 – 1931) with the Chicago Cardinals for 16 pro football games, scoring 12 points throughout his career.
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Paul Christman
The legendary “Pitchin Paul” Christman came to the University of Missouri from Maplewood, Missouri, and lettered in football from 1938 to 1940, and in baseball in 1938, 1939, and 1941. He was a three-time all-Big Six Conference quarterback, and twice won all-America honors. Christman finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1939, and fifth… Read more »
Jim Conzelman
St. Louis native Jim Conzelman was a football player and coach, baseball executive, and advertising executive. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1964 and was selected in 1969 as a quarterback on the National Football League 1920s All-Decade Team. Conzelman played college football for the 1918 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets… Read more »